diff --git a/.changeset/young-pants-buy.md b/.changeset/young-pants-buy.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..264afa56f28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/young-pants-buy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"@remix-run/dev": major
+---
+
+Compile server build to Node 18.
+
+This allows features like top-level `await` to be used within a Remix app.
diff --git a/packages/remix-dev/compiler/server/compiler.ts b/packages/remix-dev/compiler/server/compiler.ts
index 3280b32092d..1fbfd76ae9c 100644
--- a/packages/remix-dev/compiler/server/compiler.ts
+++ b/packages/remix-dev/compiler/server/compiler.ts
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ const createEsbuildConfig = (
     minifySyntax: true,
     minify: ctx.options.mode === "production" && ctx.config.serverMinify,
     mainFields: ctx.config.serverMainFields,
-    target: "node14",
+    target: "node18",
     loader: loaders,
     bundle: true,
     logLevel: "silent",