diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index af406a4..7fcea2a 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -13504,7 +13504,7 @@
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       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "packages/adapter-file-system/node_modules/@types/mime": {
@@ -13533,7 +13533,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.2.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "packages/adapter-virtual/node_modules/@types/mime": {
@@ -13562,7 +13562,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.2.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "packages/authenticator-htpasswd": {
@@ -13588,7 +13588,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.2.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "packages/authenticator-none": {
@@ -13608,7 +13608,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.2.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "packages/authenticator-pam": {
@@ -13632,7 +13632,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.2.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "packages/nephele": {
@@ -13665,7 +13665,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.2.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "packages/nephele-serve": {
@@ -13697,7 +13697,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.2.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       },
       "optionalDependencies": {
         "@nephele/authenticator-pam": "^1.0.0-alpha.33"
@@ -13721,7 +13721,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.2.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "packages/plugin-read-only": {
@@ -13741,7 +13741,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.2.2"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16"
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     }
   }
diff --git a/packages/adapter-file-system/package.json b/packages/adapter-file-system/package.json
index 0979a24..94e2806 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-file-system/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-file-system/package.json
@@ -52,6 +52,6 @@
     "nephele": "^1.0.0-alpha.33"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/adapter-virtual/package.json b/packages/adapter-virtual/package.json
index d7599e8..85a8753 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-virtual/package.json
+++ b/packages/adapter-virtual/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
     "nephele": "^1.0.0-alpha.33"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/authenticator-custom/package.json b/packages/authenticator-custom/package.json
index 73dd503..e048d23 100644
--- a/packages/authenticator-custom/package.json
+++ b/packages/authenticator-custom/package.json
@@ -49,6 +49,6 @@
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/authenticator-htpasswd/package.json b/packages/authenticator-htpasswd/package.json
index 6380c77..bfa6b47 100644
--- a/packages/authenticator-htpasswd/package.json
+++ b/packages/authenticator-htpasswd/package.json
@@ -54,6 +54,6 @@
     "nephele": "^1.0.0-alpha.33"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/authenticator-none/package.json b/packages/authenticator-none/package.json
index 10e002a..1475c11 100644
--- a/packages/authenticator-none/package.json
+++ b/packages/authenticator-none/package.json
@@ -46,6 +46,6 @@
     "nephele": "^1.0.0-alpha.33"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/authenticator-pam/package.json b/packages/authenticator-pam/package.json
index 91082b6..a4d00e3 100644
--- a/packages/authenticator-pam/package.json
+++ b/packages/authenticator-pam/package.json
@@ -51,6 +51,6 @@
     "userid": "^1.2.5"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nephele-serve/package.json b/packages/nephele-serve/package.json
index 74b822c..81479b5 100644
--- a/packages/nephele-serve/package.json
+++ b/packages/nephele-serve/package.json
@@ -71,6 +71,6 @@
     "@nephele/authenticator-pam": "^1.0.0-alpha.33"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/nephele/package.json b/packages/nephele/package.json
index bfc227c..4d7b66a 100644
--- a/packages/nephele/package.json
+++ b/packages/nephele/package.json
@@ -64,6 +64,6 @@
     "xml2js": "^0.6.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-index/package.json b/packages/plugin-index/package.json
index e00d171..6bcccf0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-index/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-index/package.json
@@ -50,6 +50,6 @@
     "svelte": "^4.2.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plugin-read-only/package.json b/packages/plugin-read-only/package.json
index b7fc25b..99ff708 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-read-only/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-read-only/package.json
@@ -48,6 +48,6 @@
     "nephele": "^1.0.0-alpha.33"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }