diff --git a/.github/workflows/generator.yml b/.github/workflows/generator.yml
index b969f523f43e..075884c3b3d9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generator.yml
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16.17.0
+          node-version: 18.16.0
       - name: 'SETUP: load npm cache'
         uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/generators/generator-constants.mts b/generators/generator-constants.mts
index 0fcf84c6e543..e56a3c650e23 100644
--- a/generators/generator-constants.mts
+++ b/generators/generator-constants.mts
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ export const JAVA_COMPATIBLE_VERSIONS = ['17', '18', '19'];
 export const ADD_SPRING_MILESTONE_REPOSITORY = false;
 
 // Version of Node, NPM
-export const NODE_VERSION = '16.17.0';
+export const NODE_VERSION = '18.16.0';
 export const OPENAPI_GENERATOR_CLI_VERSION = '2.5.1';
 
 export const javaDependencies: Record<string, string> = {
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index c9047c407a60..d3b2da50f5a4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@
         "yeoman-test": "8.0.0-rc.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": "^16.13.0 || 18.13.0 || >=18.16.0",
+        "node": "^18.13.0 || >= 20.2.0",
         "npm": ">=8.0.0"
       },
       "funding": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c6445e1dadb3..cc5be9a783d8 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
     "yeoman-test": "8.0.0-rc.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^16.13.0 || 18.13.0 || >=18.16.0",
+    "node": "^18.13.0 || >= 20.2.0",
     "npm": ">=8.0.0"
   },
   "collective": {