diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index fda8db1adb..d9a62f094d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         # lowest verison here should also be in `engines` field
-        node_version: [18, 'lts/*', '*']
+        node_version: [16, 18, 'lts/*', '*']
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout Code
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fa1f28878b..19f042a367 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -89,6 +89,6 @@
     "minify": "uglifyjs lib/marked.umd.js -cm  --comments /Copyright/ -o marked.min.js"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 18"
+    "node": ">= 16"
   }
 }