diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index d04fb37d..7064059e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -8,16 +8,16 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [12.x, 14.x, 16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
+        node-version: [16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           fetch-depth: 10
-      - name: Use Node.js 18.x to build
+      - name: Use Node.js 20.x to build
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 20.x
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm run build
       - run: rm -rf node_modules
@@ -30,10 +30,10 @@ jobs:
         env:
           CI: true
       - run: npm run lint
-        if: matrix.node-version == '18.x'
+        if: matrix.node-version == '20.x'
       - run: npm run docs:diff
-        if: matrix.node-version == '18.x'
+        if: matrix.node-version == '20.x'
       - run: npm run test:node
-        if: matrix.node-version >= '18.x'
+        if: matrix.node-version >= '20.x'
       - run: npm run test:pack
-        if: matrix.node-version >= '18.x'
+        if: matrix.node-version >= '20.x'
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 742c6877..46c54456 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ For the creation of [RFC4122](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt) UUIDs
 - **Complete** - Support for RFC4122 version 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 UUIDs
 - **Cross-platform** - Support for ...
   - CommonJS, [ECMAScript Modules](#ecmascript-modules) and [CDN builds](#cdn-builds)
-  - NodeJS 12+ ([LTS releases](https://github.com/nodejs/Release))
+  - NodeJS 16+ ([LTS releases](https://github.com/nodejs/Release))
   - Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge browsers
   - Webpack and rollup.js module bundlers
   - [React Native / Expo](#react-native--expo)
diff --git a/README_js.md b/README_js.md
index 86595e2a..014b6c89 100644
--- a/README_js.md
+++ b/README_js.md
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ For the creation of [RFC4122](https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc4122.txt) UUIDs
 - **Complete** - Support for RFC4122 version 1, 3, 4, 5, and 7 UUIDs
 - **Cross-platform** - Support for ...
   - CommonJS, [ECMAScript Modules](#ecmascript-modules) and [CDN builds](#cdn-builds)
-  - NodeJS 12+ ([LTS releases](https://github.com/nodejs/Release))
+  - NodeJS 16+ ([LTS releases](https://github.com/nodejs/Release))
   - Chrome, Safari, Firefox, Edge browsers
   - Webpack and rollup.js module bundlers
   - [React Native / Expo](#react-native--expo)
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3ce43ec9..344b6065 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@
     "prettier:fix": "prettier --write .",
     "bundlewatch": "npm run pretest:browser && bundlewatch --config bundlewatch.config.json",
     "md": "runmd --watch --output=README.md README_js.md",
-    "docs": "( node --version | grep -q 'v18' ) && ( npm run build && npx runmd --output=README.md README_js.md )",
+    "docs": "( node --version | grep -q 'v20' ) && ( npm run build && npx runmd --output=README.md README_js.md )",
     "docs:diff": "npm run docs && git diff --quiet README.md",
     "build": "./scripts/build.sh",
     "prepack": "npm run build",