diff --git a/build/check-node-version.js b/build/check-node-version.js
index b56cf0abdc..53f7cce71c 100644
--- a/build/check-node-version.js
+++ b/build/check-node-version.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 const currentVersion = process.version.replace('v', '');
 
-const minimumVersionMajor = 12;
+const minimumVersionMajor = 18;
 const currentVersionMajor = parseInt(currentVersion.split('.')[0]);
 
 const usesMinimumVersion = currentVersionMajor >= minimumVersionMajor;