diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3d8e1c0..fb034b3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
     "tap": "^16.0.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
+    "node": "^18.17.0 || >=20.5.0"
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",