diff --git a/fioriapp-approuter/package.json b/fioriapp-approuter/package.json
index 45c5b922..f476dcbd 100644
--- a/fioriapp-approuter/package.json
+++ b/fioriapp-approuter/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 	"name": "approuter",
 	"description": "Node.js based application router service for html5-apps",
 	"engines": {
-		"node": "^14.0.0 || ^16.0.0"
+		"node": "^18.20.0"
 	},
 	"dependencies": {
 		"@sap/approuter": "9.0.1"