diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 863af6c6..b6738e31 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -54,11 +54,11 @@ jobs:
         os:
           - 'ubuntu-latest'
         node_version:
-          - '16'
+          - '18'
           - '20'
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
-      REPORT_COVERAGE: ${{ fromJSON('["false", "true"]')[matrix.node_version == '16' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'] }}
+      REPORT_COVERAGE: ${{ fromJSON('["false", "true"]')[matrix.node_version == '18' && matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest'] }}
       EXCLUDE_RACE_TESTS: true
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
diff --git a/benchmarks/README.md b/benchmarks/README.md
index 7dbc7930..3a3fa52a 100644
--- a/benchmarks/README.md
+++ b/benchmarks/README.md
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ Testing `iter-ops` against the latest `rxjs`:
 
 **Tested with:**
 
--   NodeJS v16.13.1
+-   NodeJS v18.19.0
 -   rxjs v7.4.0
 -   iter-ops v1.5.2
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bda6eed2..0038334d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -106,6 +106,6 @@
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}