diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index be8b6f101..417a72c96 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@
     "typescript": "5.3.3"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": ">=16"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "eslint",