diff --git a/packages/assets/package.json b/packages/assets/package.json
index cd55b751e227b2..c8e5100a2cc468 100644
--- a/packages/assets/package.json
+++ b/packages/assets/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   "keywords": ["assets", "registry", "react-native", "support"],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json b/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json
index 3e3edcdb4ba5c6..3d85ab95eba721 100644
--- a/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json
+++ b/packages/babel-plugin-codegen/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "keywords": ["babel", "plugin", "codegen", "react-native", "native-modules", "view-manager"],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "files": [
     "index.js"
diff --git a/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json b/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json
index d32e774fadc947..659c6ef7dec6bd 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-config-react-native/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "main": "index.js",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json
index becda76cc32ffc..3b098f81572810 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-react-native/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "keywords": ["eslint", "rules", "eslint-config", "react-native"],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "main": "index.js"
 }
diff --git a/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json b/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json
index 8950f82a0ff850..3c5c534e2359ee 100644
--- a/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json
+++ b/packages/eslint-plugin-specs/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "keywords": ["eslint", "rules", "react-native", "native-modules", "components", "specs"],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/packages/hermes-inspector-msggen/package.json b/packages/hermes-inspector-msggen/package.json
index bc4611a469301d..d15616cec61f9b 100644
--- a/packages/hermes-inspector-msggen/package.json
+++ b/packages/hermes-inspector-msggen/package.json
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@
     "msggen": "./bin/index.js"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "flow": "flow",
diff --git a/packages/metro-config/package.json b/packages/metro-config/package.json
index e86d78e60321ab..d43d0295ff48d7 100644
--- a/packages/metro-config/package.json
+++ b/packages/metro-config/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "keywords": ["metro", "config", "react-native"],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "exports": "./index.js",
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/normalize-color/package.json b/packages/normalize-color/package.json
index 079c3fe4dabea3..ab3fa6fd89f26a 100644
--- a/packages/normalize-color/package.json
+++ b/packages/normalize-color/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   "keywords": ["color", "normalization", "normalize-colors", "react-native"],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/polyfills/package.json b/packages/polyfills/package.json
index de11f640d1be8f..8cefc9909f6b1d 100644
--- a/packages/polyfills/package.json
+++ b/packages/polyfills/package.json
@@ -12,6 +12,6 @@
   "keywords": ["polyfill", "polyfills", "js", "js-polyfills", "react-native"],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/react-native-bots/package.json b/packages/react-native-bots/package.json
index 5a86115c8a9696..40dfe8c2c18ee0 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-bots/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-bots/package.json
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/tree/HEAD/packages/react-native-bots#readme",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@rnx-kit/rn-changelog-generator": "^0.4.0",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen-typescript-test/package.json b/packages/react-native-codegen-typescript-test/package.json
index 5c9daf3bb3e0d2..0d8b84f4e5df70 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen-typescript-test/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen-typescript-test/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/tree/HEAD/packages/react-native-typescript-test",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn clean && node scripts/build.js --verbose && tsc",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json b/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json
index 5028fea863a207..45f23b160b78d6 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-codegen/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@
   ],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "yarn clean && node scripts/build.js --verbose",
diff --git a/packages/react-native-gradle-plugin/package.json b/packages/react-native-gradle-plugin/package.json
index f5eb0fd73a30eb..a1b8f3a2ce7559 100644
--- a/packages/react-native-gradle-plugin/package.json
+++ b/packages/react-native-gradle-plugin/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "keywords": ["gradle", "plugin", "react-native"],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "build": "./gradlew build",
diff --git a/packages/rn-tester/package.json b/packages/rn-tester/package.json
index 009da93bf1bb77..2adbba48dd380c 100644
--- a/packages/rn-tester/package.json
+++ b/packages/rn-tester/package.json
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     "directory": "packages/rn-tester"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "start": "react-native start",
diff --git a/packages/virtualized-lists/package.json b/packages/virtualized-lists/package.json
index e640a73b2b5b88..b2623813a6902a 100644
--- a/packages/virtualized-lists/package.json
+++ b/packages/virtualized-lists/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
   "keywords": ["lists", "virtualized-lists", "section-lists", "react-native"],
   "bugs": "https://github.com/facebook/react-native/issues",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "invariant": "^2.2.4",