diff --git a/velociraptor.changes b/velociraptor.changes
index 238fe73..49147b2 100644
--- a/velociraptor.changes
+++ b/velociraptor.changes
@@ -1,3 +1,9 @@
+-------------------------------------------------------------------
+Tue May  9 14:10:31 UTC 2023 - Marcus Rueckert <mrueckert@suse.de>
+
+- bump minimum nodejs to 18:
+  building against 16 causes errors
+
 -------------------------------------------------------------------
 Tue May  9 01:25:01 UTC 2023 - Jeff Mahoney <jeffm@suse.com>
 
diff --git a/velociraptor.spec b/velociraptor.spec
index 074809e..29100a9 100644
--- a/velociraptor.spec
+++ b/velociraptor.spec
@@ -98,8 +98,8 @@ BuildRequires:  systemd-rpm-macros
 BuildRequires:  golang(API) >= 1.18
 BuildRequires:  pkgconfig(libsystemd)
 %if %{build_server}
-BuildRequires:  nodejs >= 16
-BuildRequires:  npm >= 16
+BuildRequires:  nodejs >= 18
+BuildRequires:  npm >= 18
 %endif
 %if %{with bpf}
 # clang15 causes libbpfgo to crash immediately