diff --git a/.changeset/sweet-mugs-shake.md b/.changeset/sweet-mugs-shake.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..92273a45
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/sweet-mugs-shake.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@cloudfour/eslint-plugin': major
+---
+
+Drop support for node 16. Now only node 18+ is supported
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 6da0d848..586de493 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Use Node.js 16
+      - name: Use Node.js 18
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
       - name: Cache node modules
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 8a623aba..df6f3ff3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
           # Fetch all git history for correct changelog commits
           fetch-depth: 0
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js 16.x
+      - name: Setup Node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: 16.x
+          node-version: 18.x
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fe4b9abe..b7e0eb02 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
     "!src/rules/**/*.test.js"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.0.0"
+    "node": ">=18.0.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "eslint",