diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index f5772c6..6c939d5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node_version: [
-            16.x, # EOL: April 2024
             18.x, # EOL: April 2025
             20.x, # EOL: April 2026
           ]
diff --git a/debian/control b/debian/control
index db4f55f..7b43ffb 100644
--- a/debian/control
+++ b/debian/control
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ Version: 4.4.1
 Section: net
 Priority: optional
 Architecture: all
-Depends: nodejs (>= 16.0.0), bash, init-system-helpers
+Depends: nodejs (>= 18.0.0), bash, init-system-helpers
 Recommends: python3, build-essential
 Maintainer: The Lounge maintainers team <security@thelounge.chat>
 Description: A self-hosted, web-based IRC client