diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-smoke-tests.yml
index abb434b23fa79..9b5b387377e93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-smoke-tests.yml
@@ -64,9 +64,7 @@ jobs:
             os: windows-latest
             shell: cmd
         node-version:
-          - 14.17.0
-          - 14.x
-          - 16.13.0
+          - 16.14.0
           - 16.x
           - 18.0.0
           - 18.x
diff --git a/smoke-tests/package.json b/smoke-tests/package.json
index 0f0afe2544d72..23e680d6a5583 100644
--- a/smoke-tests/package.json
+++ b/smoke-tests/package.json
@@ -32,7 +32,13 @@
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",
     "version": "4.18.0",
-    "content": "../scripts/template-oss/index.js"
+    "content": "../scripts/template-oss/index.js",
+    "ciVersions": [
+      "16.14.0",
+      "16.x",
+      "18.0.0",
+      "18.x"
+    ]
   },
   "tap": {
     "no-coverage": true,
@@ -48,6 +54,6 @@
     "lib/"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^14.17.0 || ^16.13.0 || >=18.0.0"
+    "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
   }
 }