diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index 47d47dd9..553be92e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18.20 
+          node-version: 18.15
           cache: 'npm'
           cache-dependency-path: rascal-vscode-extension/package-lock.json
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 18.20 
+          node-version: 18.15
           cache: 'npm'
           cache-dependency-path: rascal-vscode-extension/package-lock.json
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
diff --git a/rascal-vscode-extension/package.json b/rascal-vscode-extension/package.json
index 0ce553a1..ffef4ac9 100644
--- a/rascal-vscode-extension/package.json
+++ b/rascal-vscode-extension/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "version": "0.11.2-head",
   "engines": {
     "vscode": "^1.82.0",
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": ">=18.15.0 <=18.18.2"
   },
   "type": "commonjs",
   "license": "BSD-2-Clause",