diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-block.yml b/.github/workflows/create-block.yml
index 0e4325b53f69d..59d594a5f1ae7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/create-block.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-block.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
-                node: ['16']
+                node: ['18', '20']
                 os: [macos-latest, ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
 
         steps:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 65ba01d0b70e8..40aa1bcc836dd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         strategy:
             fail-fast: false
             matrix:
-                node: ['16']
+                node: ['18', '20']
 
         steps:
             - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4.1.1
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index b6a7d89c68e0c..3c032078a4a21 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16
+18
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 8382dd2413d46..69be49662d1a8 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -247,8 +247,8 @@
 				"worker-farm": "1.7.0"
 			},
 			"engines": {
-				"node": ">=16.0.0",
-				"npm": ">=8 <9"
+				"node": ">=18.18.0",
+				"npm": ">=9.8.1"
 			}
 		},
 		"node_modules/@aashutoshrathi/word-wrap": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eea10b3180540..d018f6db8c0b5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 		"url": "https://github.com/WordPress/gutenberg/issues"
 	},
 	"engines": {
-		"node": ">=16.0.0",
-		"npm": ">=8 <9"
+		"node": ">=18.18.0",
+		"npm": ">=9.8.1 <10"
 	},
 	"config": {
 		"IS_GUTENBERG_PLUGIN": true