feat!: require node v18 as minimum version

.node-version

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v18.17.1
+v18.19.1

.nvmrc

@@ -1 +1 @@
-v18.17.1
+v18.19.1

docs/getting-started/installation.mdx

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ keywords: documentation, getting started, guide, Content Management System, cms,
 Payload requires the following software:
 
 - Any JavaScript package manager (Yarn, NPM, or pnpm)
-- Node.js version 16+
+- Node.js version 18+
 - Any [compatible database](/docs/database/overview) (MongoDB or Postgres)
 
 <Banner type="warning">

package.json

@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@
     "react-router-dom": "5.3.4"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14",
+    "node": ">=18",
     "pnpm": ">=8"
   },
   "lint-staged": {

packages/next/package.json

@@ -105,6 +105,9 @@
     },
     "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18"
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist"
   ]

packages/payload/package.json

@@ -119,7 +119,7 @@
     "ts-essentials": "7.0.3"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "files": [
     "bin.js",

packages/richtext-lexical/package.json

@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@
     "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/",
     "types": "./dist/index.d.ts"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18"
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist",
     "components.js",

packages/richtext-slate/package.json

@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@
     "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/",
     "types": "./dist/index.d.ts"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18"
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist"
   ]

packages/ui/package.json

@@ -81,6 +81,9 @@
     "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org/",
     "types": "./dist/index.d.ts"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18"
+  },
   "files": [
     "dist"
   ]