diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index b8e7b47..aac5390 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/orbitdb/orbit-db"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10.0.0"
+    "node": ">=16.0.0"
   },
   "files": [
     "src",