diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 30737c46d947..5e146921909e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@
 
 ### Fixes
 
+- `[jest-worker]` Loosen engine requirement to `>= 10.13.0` ([#11451](https://github.com/facebook/jest/pull/11451))
+
 ### Chore & Maintenance
 
 ### Performance
diff --git a/packages/jest-worker/package.json b/packages/jest-worker/package.json
index d7585d56cb9a..ca630ae0704e 100644
--- a/packages/jest-worker/package.json
+++ b/packages/jest-worker/package.json
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
     "worker-farm": "^1.6.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^10.13.0 || ^12.13.0 || ^14.15.0 || >=15.0.0"
+    "node": ">= 10.13.0"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
diff --git a/scripts/buildUtils.js b/scripts/buildUtils.js
index 7a886d2f706d..a8de3889814e 100644
--- a/scripts/buildUtils.js
+++ b/scripts/buildUtils.js
@@ -35,7 +35,8 @@ module.exports.getPackages = function getPackages() {
 
     assert.strictEqual(
       pkg.engines.node,
-      nodeEngineRequirement,
+      // TODO: remove special casing for Jest 28
+      pkg.name === 'jest-worker' ? '>= 10.13.0' : nodeEngineRequirement,
       `Engine requirement in ${pkg.name} should match root`,
     );