diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 394320a11..b66808476 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,8 +17,8 @@
     "standard"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.0.0",
-    "npm": ">=7.0.0"
+    "node": ">=18.0.0",
+    "npm": ">=8.6.0"
   },
   "bin": {
     "aegir": "src/index.js"
diff --git a/src/check-project/utils.js b/src/check-project/utils.js
index eab52fd36..8c1944bc8 100644
--- a/src/check-project/utils.js
+++ b/src/check-project/utils.js
@@ -249,8 +249,8 @@ export function constructManifest (manifest, manifestFields, repoUrl, homePage =
     },
     keywords: manifest.keywords ? manifest.keywords.sort() : undefined,
     engines: {
-      node: '>=16.0.0',
-      npm: '>=7.0.0'
+      node: '>=18.0.0',
+      npm: '>=8.6.0'
     },
     bin: manifest.bin,
     ...manifestFields,