diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2dbf1a85774..9e4b472f057 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/patternfly/patternfly-react.git"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14.0.0",
+    "node": ">=18.0.0",
     "yarn": ">=1.6.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@
     "start:cypress": "lerna run cypress:open",
     "start:demo-app": "lerna run start:demo-app --stream",
     "start:demo-app:hot": "lerna run start:demo-app:hot --stream",
-    "test": "TZ=EST jest packages",
+    "test": "TZ=EST LC_ALL=en_US.UTF8 jest packages",
     "test:a11y": "lerna run test:a11y --stream",
     "test:integration": "yarn workspace @patternfly/react-integration test:integration",
     "uninstall": "find . -name node_modules -type d | xargs rm -rf",
diff --git a/packages/react-core/CONTRIBUTING.md b/packages/react-core/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 848b86bcb5d..70270504f64 100644
--- a/packages/react-core/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/packages/react-core/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -62,7 +62,18 @@ $ git checkout -b my-branch -t upstream/main
     ComponentName.md - Component Docs
   ```
 
-4.  Develop your component. After development is complete, ensure tests and lint standards pass.
+4. Develop your component. 
+
+While developing, you can run the patternfly-react workspace to view the component docs with live examples.
+
+**Note:** Be sure you are using node version >= 18.0.0
+
+```bash
+# Start up the workspace locally on port 8002
+ yarn install && yarn start
+```
+
+5. After development is complete, ensure tests and lint standards pass.
 
 ```text
 $ yarn test