diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aec989470..a164a4a08 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@
   "author": "Juan Cruz Viotti <juan@balena.io>",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14.0"
+    "node": ">=16.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@balena/lint": "^6.1.1",