diff --git a/packages/react-native/package.json b/packages/react-native/package.json
index 67225d5695f41f..977fb917ae1147 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "bin": "./cli.js",
   "types": "types",
diff --git a/packages/react-native/template/package.json b/packages/react-native/template/package.json
index d98247f43312de..9ddba360bca1fd 100644
--- a/packages/react-native/template/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native/template/package.json
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@
     "typescript": "5.0.4"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }