diff --git a/.github/workflows/test_node.yml b/.github/workflows/test_node.yml
index 475c23bd42..824502a41a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test_node.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test_node.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        node-version: [10.x, 12.x, 14.x, 16.x, 18.x, 20.x, 22.x, 24.x]
+        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x, 24.x]
 
     name: Test Node ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     runs-on: ubuntu-24.04
@@ -97,8 +97,4 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install CLI
         run: npm run install-cli
 
-      # older node versions need an older nft
-      - run: SENTRYCLI_SKIP_DOWNLOAD=1 npm install @vercel/nft@0.22.1
-        if: matrix.node-version == '10.x' || matrix.node-version == '12.x'
-
       - run: npm test
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 0e66596fe2..4f991c416e 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@ we should rename this section to "Unreleased" -->
 - In the JS API, the `SentryCli.execute` method's `live` parameter now only takes boolean values ([#2971](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/pull/2971)). Setting `live` to `true` now behaves like `'rejectOnError'` did previously, with a zero exit status resolving the returned promise with `"success (live mode)"` and a non-zero status rejecting the promise with an error message.
 - In the JS API, the `option` parameter to `Releases.uploadSourceMaps` no longer takes a `live` property ([#2971](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/pull/2971)). We now always execute the command with `live` set to `true`.
 
+#### Node.js Wrapper Breakages
+
+The following changes only apply when using `sentry-cli` via the npm package [`@sentry/cli`](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@sentry/cli):
+
+- Drop support for Node.js <18. The minimum required Node.js version is now 18.0.0 ([#2985](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/issues/2985)).
+
 ### Improvements
 
 - The `sentry-cli upload-proguard` command now uses chunked uploading by default ([#2918](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/pull/2918)). Users who previously set the `SENTRY_EXPERIMENTAL_PROGUARD_CHUNK_UPLOAD` environment variable to opt into this behavior no longer need to set the variable.
@@ -32,6 +38,7 @@ we should rename this section to "Unreleased" -->
 
 - Fixed misleading error message claiming the server doesn't support chunk uploading when the actual error was a non-existent organization ([#2930](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/pull/2930)).
 
+
 ## 2.58.2
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/npm-binary-distributions/darwin/package.json b/npm-binary-distributions/darwin/package.json
index 3778506ed6..22abf464b8 100644
--- a/npm-binary-distributions/darwin/package.json
+++ b/npm-binary-distributions/darwin/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "os": [
     "darwin"
diff --git a/npm-binary-distributions/linux-arm/package.json b/npm-binary-distributions/linux-arm/package.json
index 24a018314b..c610606cec 100644
--- a/npm-binary-distributions/linux-arm/package.json
+++ b/npm-binary-distributions/linux-arm/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "os": [
     "linux",
diff --git a/npm-binary-distributions/linux-arm64/package.json b/npm-binary-distributions/linux-arm64/package.json
index 65afded5a0..f0a584ad41 100644
--- a/npm-binary-distributions/linux-arm64/package.json
+++ b/npm-binary-distributions/linux-arm64/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "os": [
     "linux",
diff --git a/npm-binary-distributions/linux-i686/package.json b/npm-binary-distributions/linux-i686/package.json
index 8ffc8133b8..4c19d2377d 100644
--- a/npm-binary-distributions/linux-i686/package.json
+++ b/npm-binary-distributions/linux-i686/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "os": [
     "linux",
diff --git a/npm-binary-distributions/linux-x64/package.json b/npm-binary-distributions/linux-x64/package.json
index 9efe5febc1..aa71788261 100644
--- a/npm-binary-distributions/linux-x64/package.json
+++ b/npm-binary-distributions/linux-x64/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "os": [
     "linux",
diff --git a/npm-binary-distributions/win32-arm64/package.json b/npm-binary-distributions/win32-arm64/package.json
index 11d6bee008..f3d2b62080 100644
--- a/npm-binary-distributions/win32-arm64/package.json
+++ b/npm-binary-distributions/win32-arm64/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "os": [
     "win32"
diff --git a/npm-binary-distributions/win32-i686/package.json b/npm-binary-distributions/win32-i686/package.json
index 79f7f0f1eb..64154995d6 100644
--- a/npm-binary-distributions/win32-i686/package.json
+++ b/npm-binary-distributions/win32-i686/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "os": [
     "win32"
diff --git a/npm-binary-distributions/win32-x64/package.json b/npm-binary-distributions/win32-x64/package.json
index e8d10dd48f..7f578d3234 100644
--- a/npm-binary-distributions/win32-x64/package.json
+++ b/npm-binary-distributions/win32-x64/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "access": "public"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=10"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "os": [
     "win32"
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 57246c8ecc..26c8d533dc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
   "author": "Sentry",
   "license": "FSL-1.1-MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 10"
+    "node": ">= 18"
   },
   "main": "js/index.js",
   "types": "js/index.d.ts",