diff --git a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
index bdc7417ca6..e99b43cb38 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
+++ b/.devcontainer/Dockerfile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # See here for image contents: https://github.com/microsoft/vscode-dev-containers/tree/v0.191.1/containers/javascript-node/.devcontainer/base.Dockerfile
 
-# [Choice] Node.js version: 16
-ARG VARIANT="16"
+# [Choice] Node.js version: 18
+ARG VARIANT="18"
 FROM mcr.microsoft.com/vscode/devcontainers/javascript-node:1-${VARIANT}
 
 # Install chromium and point the CHROME_BIN environment variable to it
diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
index e71ea2da9b..41b81e3276 100644
--- a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@
   "name": "Node.js",
   "build": {
     "dockerfile": "Dockerfile",
-    // Update 'VARIANT' to pick a Node version: 16
+    // Update 'VARIANT' to pick a Node version: 18
     "args": {
-      "VARIANT": "16"
+      "VARIANT": "18"
     }
   },
   // Set *default* container specific settings.json values on container create.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 138dbcfa02..277479ab50 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
 
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2.2.4
         name: Install pnpm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 3428d7ac10..67119256bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: "Setup node"
         uses: "actions/setup-node@v3"
         with:
-          node-version: "16"
+          node-version: "18"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - uses: "pnpm/action-setup@v2.2.4"
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 53d0020fde..eb800ed459 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v16.20.1
+v18.19.0
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 764e164b07..7d49ed69bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ See our [migration guide](https://github.com/eclipsesource/jsonforms/blob/master
 
 ### First time setup
 
-- Install [node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (only Node v16.13+ < 17 is currently supported)
+- Install [node.js](https://nodejs.org/) (only Node v18.19+ < 19 is currently supported)
 - Install pnpm: <https://pnpm.io/installation> (use pnpm 8.6.2+)
 - Clone this repository
 - Install dependencies: `pnpm i --frozen-lockfile`
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5797162770..dbb332f7d0 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "jsonforms-monorepo",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^16.14",
+    "node": "^18.19.0",
     "pnpm": ">=7.13.4"
   },
   "scripts": {