diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 09d67f48b..33aa5532d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "repository": "github:nextstrain/auspice",
   "homepage": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/auspice",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^12 || ^14 || ^16 || ^18",
+    "node": "^14 || ^16 || ^18",
     "npm": "^7 || ^8"
   },
   "bin": {