diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 1e47eb1d..c52fe15b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        node: [14, 16, 18, 20, 21]
+        node: [18, 20, 22]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 18
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run system-test
   system_test:
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 18
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run system-test
   lint:
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 18
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run lint
   license_check:
@@ -56,6 +56,6 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 18
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run license-check
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 22eda9c0..dd7bc41b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@b4ffde65f46336ab88eb53be808477a3936bae11 # v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 18
           registry-url: 'https://wombat-dressing-room.appspot.com'
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm publish
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index ce1cd876..bcb44ceb 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
         "typescript": "^5.4.3"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=14"
+        "node": ">=18"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "typescript": ">=3"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 817c4943..5b9a0914 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@
     "fix": "eslint --fix '**/*.ts'"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "typescript",
diff --git a/test/kitchen.ts b/test/kitchen.ts
index df1888e2..c39e4848 100644
--- a/test/kitchen.ts
+++ b/test/kitchen.ts
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ const execOpts = {
   encoding: 'utf8' as BufferEncoding,
 };
 
-describe('🚰 kitchen sink', () => {
+const action = process.platform !== 'win32' ? describe : describe.skip;
+
+action('🚰 kitchen sink', () => {
   const fixturesPath = path.join('test', 'fixtures');
   const gtsPath = path.join('node_modules', '.bin', 'gts');
   const kitchenPath = path.join(stagingPath, 'kitchen');