diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index c5ee71d..d96ba65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -36,14 +36,14 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-pip-
       # Setup
-      - name: Set up Python 3.7
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
         uses: actions/setup-python@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.7
-      - name: Set up Nodejs 16
+          python-version: '3.10' # have to use quotes due to 0 being removed
+      - name: Set up Nodejs 18
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
       - name: Install node dependencies
         run: npm i
       - name: Install python dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index b9a1ece..b022f2d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ jobs:
           restore-keys: |
             ${{ runner.os }}-node-
       # Setup
-      - name: Set up Python 3.7
+      - name: Set up Python 3.10
         uses: actions/setup-python@v1
         with:
-          python-version: 3.7
-      - name: Set up Nodejs 16
+          python-version: '3.10' # have to use quotes due to 0 being removed
+      - name: Set up Nodejs 18
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm i
       - name: Install python dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
index 2504e57..7f1a609 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yaml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
         restore-keys: |
 
     # Setup
-    - name: Set up Nodejs 16
+    - name: Set up Nodejs 18
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       with:
-        node-version: 16
+        node-version: 18
     - name: Set up Python
       uses: actions/setup-python@v2
       with:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 770f567..437e33c 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ We may ask you to sign a [Contributor License Agreement (CLA)](http://en.wikiped
 
 The following applications are required to contribute:
 
-* Node.js >=v12
+* Node.js >=v18
 * AWS CLI
 
 To start, run `npm install`.
diff --git a/requirements.txt b/requirements.txt
index 3088fd7..38a5ae9 100644
--- a/requirements.txt
+++ b/requirements.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-awscli==1.25.97
+awscli==1.29.9
 cfn_flip==1.3.0
-cfn_lint==0.68.1
+cfn_lint==0.78.2
diff --git a/src/cfn/template.yaml b/src/cfn/template.yaml
index 67628e8..70e698d 100644
--- a/src/cfn/template.yaml
+++ b/src/cfn/template.yaml
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ Transform: AWS::Serverless-2016-10-31
 
 Globals:
   Function:
-    Runtime: nodejs16.x
-    MemorySize: 128
-    Timeout: 60
+    Runtime: nodejs18.x
+    MemorySize: 1024
+    Timeout: 300
     Environment:
       Variables:
         COGNITO_IDENTITY_POOL: !Ref CognitoIdentityPool
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ Globals:
         CREATE_CLOUDFRONT_DISTRIBUTION: !Ref CreateCloudFrontDistribution
         REGION: !Ref AWS::Region
         TO_BUCKET: !Ref WebUIBucket
-        VERSION: "1.7"
+        VERSION: "1.8"
 
 Parameters:
   AdminEmail: