diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index 0f3ef8aea94..1b6dee539ce 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "Primer React",
-  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/typescript-node:16",
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/typescript-node:18",
   "extensions": ["esbenp.prettier-vscode", "dbaeumer.vscode-eslint", "DavidAnson.vscode-markdownlint"],
   "forwardPorts": [8000],
   "postCreateCommand": ["/bin/bash", "-c", "npm run setup"],
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
     }
   },
   "hostRequirements": {
-   "cpus": 4,
-   "memory": "8gb",
-   "storage": "32gb" 
+    "cpus": 4,
+    "memory": "8gb",
+    "storage": "32gb"
   }
 }
diff --git a/.github/workflows/assign_release_conductor.yml b/.github/workflows/assign_release_conductor.yml
index ca27ef18052..e6064d8fc26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/assign_release_conductor.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/assign_release_conductor.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
       - run: npm ci
       - name: Fetch user from pagerduty schedule
         id: pagerduty
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 66b49fd127e..074dda45c4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Set React version
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Set React version
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
 
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js 16.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '16.x'
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -199,7 +199,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js 16.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '16.x'
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js 16.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: '16.x'
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -275,7 +275,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/consumer_test.yml b/.github/workflows/consumer_test.yml
index 6509ee61e15..feaa389ae3b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/consumer_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/consumer_test.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: npm
 
       # `prepare` is a special case in `npm` and likes to run all the time, even
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_preview.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_preview.yml
index 8e3b529c3ab..0b5abcfcccb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_preview.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_preview.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       gh_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
-      node_version: 16
+      node_version: 18
       install: npm ci && cd docs && npm ci --legacy-peer-deps && cd ..
       build: npm run build:docs:preview
       output_dir: docs/public
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_preview_forks.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_preview_forks.yml
index 0d8c6e1f28f..8fdd9e95f73 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_preview_forks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_preview_forks.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       pages: write
       id-token: write
     with:
-      node_version: 16
+      node_version: 18
       install: npm ci --legacy-peer-deps && cd docs && npm ci --legacy-peer-deps && cd ..
       build: npm run build:docs:preview
       output_dir: docs/public
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_production.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_production.yml
index 3b30b98e11a..25feee63833 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_production.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       gh_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
     with:
-      node_version: 16
+      node_version: 18
       install: npm ci && cd docs && npm ci --legacy-peer-deps && cd ..
       build: npm run build:docs
       output_dir: docs/public
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docs_migration.yml b/.github/workflows/docs_migration.yml
index 5bfebe9b5a2..7e631e93c6d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docs_migration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docs_migration.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16.x
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
       - run: npm ci
       - run: node script/docs-migration.js >> $GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
index 54c6de7a640..e14f6ce8a75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pull_request.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: Get or Create Comment
         uses: actions/github-script@v6
diff --git a/.github/workflows/statuses.yml b/.github/workflows/statuses.yml
index 17d95d4d42f..98762114cee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/statuses.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/statuses.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
       - name: Install node deps
         run: npm ci
       - name: Install ruby deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/storybook-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/storybook-tests.yml
index b30e135e087..9a18780a44b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/storybook-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/storybook-tests.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm i
diff --git a/.github/workflows/vrt.yml b/.github/workflows/vrt.yml
index 7ba82c8b39f..454174e827d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/vrt.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/vrt.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: 'npm'
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 6f7f377bf51..3f430af82b3 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v16
+v18
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e830c026195..11e16110d19 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@
     "start:docs": "cd docs && npm run develop",
     "start:storybook": "STORYBOOK=true start-storybook -p 6006",
     "build:storybook": "script/build-storybook",
-    "build:docs": "script/build-docs",
-    "build:docs:preview": "script/build-docs preview",
+    "build:docs": "NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider script/build-docs",
+    "build:docs:preview": "NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider script/build-docs preview",
     "build:storybook:visual-testing": "build-storybook",
     "build:components.json": "ts-node script/components-json/build",
     "install:docs": "(cd docs && npm install --legacy-peer-deps)",