diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f3ec5bae..a4a2aacb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
     "url": "http://github.com/moscajs/aedes/issues"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=12"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "mqtt",