diff --git a/packages/inquirer/package.json b/packages/inquirer/package.json
index ba69ea2e3..d026ea998 100644
--- a/packages/inquirer/package.json
+++ b/packages/inquirer/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "menu"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=8.0.0"
+    "node": ">=12.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "chai": "^4.3.4",