diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 76304eecb..e1d18ba6f 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ We use the monorepo approach for development. Since pnpm supports monorepo natur
 
 You'll need these installed to proceed:
 
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) `^16.13.0`
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) `^18.12.0`
 - [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) `^7.0`
 - A [Postgres](https://postgresql.org/) `^14.0` instance
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e327896a8..332e77d80 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ TAG=prerelease docker compose -p logto -f - up
 
 #### npm-init
 
-Requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) `^16.13.0` + [PostgreSQL](https://postgresql.org/) `^14.0`.
+Requires [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) `^18.12.0` + [PostgreSQL](https://postgresql.org/) `^14.0`.
 
 ```bash
 npm init @logto