diff --git a/.github/workflows/linters.yml b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
index 481041ed68..c563f9e43f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linters.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linters.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
           fetch-depth: 200
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 16
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Check commit titles
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on_release.yml b/.github/workflows/on_release.yml
index c17a7c6639..851b5b1d6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on_release.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 16
 
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/patch-mariadb-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/patch-mariadb-tests.yml
index eac55106f2..c8fe91d287 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/patch-mariadb-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/patch-mariadb-tests.yml
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 16
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Add to Hosts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-assets-develop.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-assets-develop.yml
index f42c3bc55c..4feaebe15d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-assets-develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-assets-develop.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           path: 'frappe'
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 16
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: '3.11'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/server-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/server-tests.yml
index f5eac8e380..8ae0be0197 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/server-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/server-tests.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 16
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Add to Hosts
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
index bea00748e9..1b88bc73ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-tests.yml
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 16
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Add to Hosts
diff --git a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
index 281d015731..0d786972fb 100644
--- a/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
+++ b/frappe/utils/boilerplate.py
@@ -582,7 +582,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 16
           check-latest: true
 
       - name: Cache pip
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d84fb30fdf..6cf9d1d60b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/frappe/frappe/issues"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": ">=14"
   },
   "homepage": "https://frappeframework.com",
   "dependencies": {