diff --git a/.github/workflows/js.yml b/.github/workflows/js.yml
index 2e642fb6c9..e5c37e1339 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/js.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           cache: "yarn"
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: Install node modules
         run: yarn
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index cc3941863c..a7479bb6b7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ See it working [Here](https://app.teritori.com/)
 ❯ yarn --version
 3.5.0
 ❯ node --version
-v16.17.0
+v18.1.0
 ❯ npx --version
 8.15.0
 ```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 903896dba6..d0e0f38375 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -13,6 +13,10 @@
     "lint-fix": "eslint --ext .js,.jsx,.ts,.tsx . --fix",
     "postinstall": "patch-package"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": "v18.1.0"
+  },
+  "engineStrict": true,
   "dependencies": {
     "@cosmjs/amino": "0.29.3",
     "@cosmjs/cosmwasm-stargate": "0.29.3",