diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index afc2afed6e..9c38f78433 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: Copy exes to platform bin dirs
         run: node ./scripts/copyExes.js
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: Install npm packages
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: NPM install
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
@@ -340,7 +340,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: Download artifacts
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org # Needed to make auth work for publishing
 
       - name: Download artifacts
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a25ffd015f..5556ddf4a6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 - `lazy` syntax is no longer supported. If you're using it, use `Lazy` module or `React.lazy_` instead. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-compiler/pull/6342
 - Remove handling of attributes with `bs.` prefix (`@bs.as` -> `@as` etc.). https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-compiler/pull/6643
 - Remove obsolete `@bs.open` feature. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-compiler/pull/6629
+- Drop Node.js version <18 support, due to it reaching End-of-Life. https://github.com/rescript-lang/rescript-compiler/pull/6429
 
 #### :house: Internal
 
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 666b22de69..99852850d3 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Happy hacking!
 
 > Most of our contributors are working on Apple machines, so all our instructions are currently macOS / Linux centric. Contributions for Windows development welcome!
 
-- [NodeJS v16](https://nodejs.org/)
+- [NodeJS v18](https://nodejs.org/)
 - C compiler toolchain (usually installed with `xcode` on Mac)
 - `opam` (OCaml Package Manager)
 - VSCode (+ [OCaml Platform Extension](https://marketplace.visualstudio.com/items?itemName=ocamllabs.ocaml-platform))
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 59d6238f4d..ce22a97779 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@
         "prettier": "2.7.1"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=10"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4611da39cb..f971840239 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "prettier": "2.7.1"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "bin": {
     "bsc": "bsc",