diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8aaecd9d6..b6a539ba2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/conventional-changelog/standard-version.git"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=4.0"
+    "node": ">=8.0"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "conventional-changelog",