diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
index f507d25e..662f5c14 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-release.yml
@@ -84,8 +84,6 @@ jobs:
             os: windows-latest
             shell: cmd
         node-version:
-          - 16.14.0
-          - 16.x
           - 18.0.0
           - 18.x
           - 20.x
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 35c5dc3d..a64e756e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -61,8 +61,6 @@ jobs:
             os: windows-latest
             shell: cmd
         node-version:
-          - 16.14.0
-          - 16.x
           - 18.0.0
           - 18.x
           - 20.x
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index aec92dba..d901d13d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "minipass": "^7.0.2",
     "minipass-fetch": "^3.0.0",
     "minipass-json-stream": "^1.0.1",
-    "minizlib": "^2.1.2",
+    "minizlib": "^3.0.0",
     "npm-package-arg": "^11.0.0",
     "proc-log": "^3.0.0"
   },
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^16.14.0 || >=18.0.0"
+    "node": ">=18.0.0"
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",