diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ca319cf1893..55eaf928493f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       - run: yarn install
         working-directory: ./.github/actions/only_doc_changes
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
       - run: yarn install
         working-directory: ./tasks/check
 
@@ -62,20 +62,19 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        node-version: [16, 18]
       fail-fast: true
-    name: 🏗 Build, lint, test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node ${{ matrix.node-version }} latest
+    name: 🏗 Build, lint, test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node 18 latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
-      - name: Remove the tsc problem matcher if not ubuntu-latest, node 16
-        if: (matrix.os == 'ubuntu-latest' && matrix.node-version == '16') == false
+      - name: Remove the tsc problem matcher if not ubuntu-latest
+        if: matrix.os != 'ubuntu-latest'
         run: echo "echo "::remove-matcher owner=tsc::""
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: 🧶 Set up job
         uses: ./.github/actions/set-up-job
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: 🔨 Build
         run: yarn build
@@ -97,8 +96,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        node-version: [16, 18]
-    name: 🏗 Build, lint, test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node ${{ matrix.node-version }} latest
+    name: 🏗 Build, lint, test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node 18 latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - run: echo "Only doc changes"
@@ -108,16 +106,15 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node-version: [16, 18]
       fail-fast: true
-    name: 🌲 Tutorial E2E / ${{ matrix.os }} / node ${{ matrix.node-version }} latest
+    name: 🌲 Tutorial E2E / ${{ matrix.os }} / node 18 latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - name: 🧶 Set up job
         uses: ./.github/actions/set-up-job
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: 📁 Create a temporary directory
         id: createpath
@@ -155,7 +152,7 @@ jobs:
           env: true
           browser: chrome
           record: false
-          wait-on: ${{ matrix.node-version == 18 && 'http://[::1]:8910' || 'http://localhost:8910' }}
+          wait-on: 'http://[::1]:8910'
           working-directory: ./tasks/e2e
           spec: |
              cypress/e2e/01-tutorial/*.cy.js
@@ -167,8 +164,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
-        node-version: [16, 18]
-    name: 🌲 Tutorial E2E / ${{ matrix.os }} / node ${{ matrix.node-version }} latest
+    name: 🌲 Tutorial E2E / ${{ matrix.os }} / node 18 latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - run: echo "Only doc changes"
@@ -178,9 +174,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        node-version: [16, 18]
       fail-fast: true
-    name: 👀 Smoke test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node ${{ matrix.node-version }} latest
+    name: 👀 Smoke test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node 18 latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
       REDWOOD_CI: 1
@@ -192,7 +187,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🧶 Set up job
         uses: ./.github/actions/set-up-job
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: 🌲 Setup test project
         id: setup_test_project
@@ -220,7 +215,7 @@ jobs:
         env:
           PROJECT_PATH: ${{ steps.setup_test_project.outputs.test_project_path }}
           REDWOOD_DISABLE_TELEMETRY: 1
-          RECORD_REPLAY_METADATA_TEST_RUN_TITLE: Smoke test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node ${{ matrix.node-version }} latest
+          RECORD_REPLAY_METADATA_TEST_RUN_TITLE: Smoke test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node 18 latest
           RECORD_REPLAY_TEST_METRICS: 1
 
       - name: Run `rw info`
@@ -319,8 +314,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        node-version: [16, 18]
-    name: 👀 Smoke test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node ${{ matrix.node-version }} latest
+    name: 👀 Smoke test / ${{ matrix.os }} / node 18 latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - run: echo "Only doc changes"
@@ -330,9 +324,8 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        node-version: [16.20.0, 18]
       fail-fast: true
-    name: 🔭 Telemetry check / ${{ matrix.os }} / node ${{ matrix.node-version }} latest
+    name: 🔭 Telemetry check / ${{ matrix.os }} / node 18 latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     env:
       REDWOOD_REDIRECT_TELEMETRY: "http://127.0.0.1:48619" # Random port
@@ -341,7 +334,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: 🧶 Set up job
         uses: ./.github/actions/set-up-job
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version: 18
 
       - name: 🔨 Build
         run: yarn build
@@ -360,8 +353,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
-        node-version: [16.20.0, 18]
-    name: 🔭 Telemetry check / ${{ matrix.os }} / node ${{ matrix.node-version }} latest
+    name: 🔭 Telemetry check / ${{ matrix.os }} / node 18 latest
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     steps:
       - run: echo "Only doc changes"
diff --git a/__fixtures__/test-project/package.json b/__fixtures__/test-project/package.json
index 524294234bec..9f60a562f7b8 100644
--- a/__fixtures__/test-project/package.json
+++ b/__fixtures__/test-project/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "root": true
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.20 <=18.x",
+    "node": ">=18.16",
     "yarn": ">=1.15"
   },
   "prisma": {
diff --git a/babel.config.js b/babel.config.js
index 0eb31e1cbb2f..044f9e66c564 100644
--- a/babel.config.js
+++ b/babel.config.js
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ const path = require('path')
 
 const packageJSON = require(path.join(__dirname, 'package.json'))
 
-const TARGETS_NODE = '16.20'
+const TARGETS_NODE = '18.16'
 
 // Run `npx browserslist "defaults, not IE 11, not IE_Mob 11"` to see a list
 // of target browsers.
diff --git a/packages/create-redwood-app/template/package.json b/packages/create-redwood-app/template/package.json
index 524294234bec..9f60a562f7b8 100644
--- a/packages/create-redwood-app/template/package.json
+++ b/packages/create-redwood-app/template/package.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
     "root": true
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.20 <=18.x",
+    "node": ">=18.16",
     "yarn": ">=1.15"
   },
   "prisma": {
diff --git a/packages/internal/src/__tests__/build_api.test.ts b/packages/internal/src/__tests__/build_api.test.ts
index c46bb09a9e82..8c23fb8d9d9f 100644
--- a/packages/internal/src/__tests__/build_api.test.ts
+++ b/packages/internal/src/__tests__/build_api.test.ts
@@ -518,7 +518,6 @@ test('core-js polyfill list', () => {
   expect(list).toMatchInlineSnapshot(`
     [
       "es.regexp.flags",
-      "es.typed-array.set",
       "esnext.array.last-index",
       "esnext.array.last-item",
       "esnext.composite-key",
diff --git a/packages/internal/src/build/api.ts b/packages/internal/src/build/api.ts
index da44b98439c6..ed536656321b 100644
--- a/packages/internal/src/build/api.ts
+++ b/packages/internal/src/build/api.ts
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ export const transpileApi = (files: string[], options = {}) => {
     absWorkingDir: rwjsPaths.api.base,
     entryPoints: files,
     platform: 'node',
-    target: 'node16',
+    target: 'node18',
     format: 'cjs',
     bundle: false,
     outdir: rwjsPaths.api.dist,
diff --git a/packages/internal/src/build/babel/api.ts b/packages/internal/src/build/babel/api.ts
index e0afa19bd75a..140440df01ba 100644
--- a/packages/internal/src/build/babel/api.ts
+++ b/packages/internal/src/build/babel/api.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ import {
   getCommonPlugins,
 } from './common'
 
-export const TARGETS_NODE = '16.20'
+export const TARGETS_NODE = '18.16'
 // Warning! Use the minor core-js version: "corejs: '3.6'", instead of "corejs: 3",
 // because we want to include the features added in the minor version.
 // https://github.com/zloirock/core-js/blob/master/README.md#babelpreset-env