diff --git a/utils/lib_sxng_node.sh b/utils/lib_sxng_node.sh
index eac5bb16b..24c8f506f 100755
--- a/utils/lib_sxng_node.sh
+++ b/utils/lib_sxng_node.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 # SPDX-License-Identifier: AGPL-3.0-or-later
 
-export NODE_MINIMUM_VERSION="16.13.0"
+export NODE_MINIMUM_VERSION="18.17.0"
 
 node.help(){
     cat <<EOF