diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d8e62bb57c..8b929c578a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@
     "verdaccio": "^4.12.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16",
+    "node": ">=14",
     "npm": ">=7"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/block/package.json b/packages/block/package.json
index fdb42c3c5e..3049220fba 100644
--- a/packages/block/package.json
+++ b/packages/block/package.json
@@ -61,6 +61,6 @@
     "typescript": "^4.4.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/blockchain/package.json b/packages/blockchain/package.json
index 7f6e1821b2..d036715140 100644
--- a/packages/blockchain/package.json
+++ b/packages/blockchain/package.json
@@ -70,6 +70,6 @@
     "typescript": "^4.4.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/client/package.json b/packages/client/package.json
index e3b99eb426..b835e07fff 100644
--- a/packages/client/package.json
+++ b/packages/client/package.json
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@
     "webpack-cli": "^4.8.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   },
   "devDependenciesComments": {
     "node-fetch": "Hotfix for client browser build error in older Node versions (12/14), #1305, 2021-06-18"
diff --git a/packages/devp2p/package.json b/packages/devp2p/package.json
index d1a7f93736..555fbfe9a8 100644
--- a/packages/devp2p/package.json
+++ b/packages/devp2p/package.json
@@ -86,6 +86,6 @@
     "typescript": "^4.4.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/ethash/package.json b/packages/ethash/package.json
index 61ed34e9df..5be8fd4b8f 100644
--- a/packages/ethash/package.json
+++ b/packages/ethash/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@
     "typescript": "^4.4.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/evm/package.json b/packages/evm/package.json
index 297aa0cd04..cb8f9fb0b3 100644
--- a/packages/evm/package.json
+++ b/packages/evm/package.json
@@ -84,6 +84,6 @@
     "typescript": "^4.4.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/trie/package.json b/packages/trie/package.json
index 2f677d9550..3ef20d3ccc 100644
--- a/packages/trie/package.json
+++ b/packages/trie/package.json
@@ -75,6 +75,6 @@
     "web3": "^1.7.5"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/tx/package.json b/packages/tx/package.json
index 0f0accc134..9d0853f597 100644
--- a/packages/tx/package.json
+++ b/packages/tx/package.json
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@
     "typescript": "^4.4.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/util/package.json b/packages/util/package.json
index a00d674cfe..e22d08a05f 100644
--- a/packages/util/package.json
+++ b/packages/util/package.json
@@ -103,6 +103,6 @@
     "typescript": "^4.4.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/vm/package.json b/packages/vm/package.json
index 72a2964644..0a07ecc383 100644
--- a/packages/vm/package.json
+++ b/packages/vm/package.json
@@ -102,6 +102,6 @@
     "typescript": "^4.4.2"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=14"
   }
 }