diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 6f5e3aa..69ad771 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
+        node-version: [20.x]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     services:
       mongodb:
-        image: mongo:4.4
+        image: mongo:5
         ports:
           - 27017:27017
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x, 18.x]
+        node-version: [18.x, 20.x]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ jobs:
     timeout-minutes: 10
     services:
       mongodb:
-        image: mongo:4.4
+        image: mongo:5
         ports:
           - 27017:27017
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
+        node-version: [20.x]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 2d6be41..fa6ba4d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 # bedrock-vc-verifier ChangeLog
 
+## 17.0.0 - 2023-08-TBD
+
+### Changed
+- **BREAKING**: Drop support for Node.js 16.
+
 ## 16.0.1 - 2023-04-18
 
 ### Fixed
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 93ffcb6..d5c7776 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ TBD
 
 ## Install
 
-- Node.js 16+ is required.
+- Node.js 18+ is required.
 
 ### NPM
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4440450..0270ffe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -60,14 +60,14 @@
     "@bedrock/veres-one-context": "^14.0.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
-    "eslint": "^8.18.0",
-    "eslint-config-digitalbazaar": "^4.0.1",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^39.3.3",
-    "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^43.0.0",
-    "jsdoc": "^3.6.10",
-    "jsdoc-to-markdown": "^7.1.1"
+    "eslint": "^8.47.0",
+    "eslint-config-digitalbazaar": "^5.0.1",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^46.4.6",
+    "eslint-plugin-unicorn": "^48.0.1",
+    "jsdoc": "^4.0.2",
+    "jsdoc-to-markdown": "^8.0.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   }
 }