diff --git a/examples/app/package.json b/examples/app/package.json
index 458a43887..3218e425f 100644
--- a/examples/app/package.json
+++ b/examples/app/package.json
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@
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diff --git a/layers/package.json b/layers/package.json
index c48ae9baa..8e671315c 100644
--- a/layers/package.json
+++ b/layers/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
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diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 09bd77333..ce5e6c65f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
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+        "node": ">= 18.0.0"
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diff --git a/packages/testing/package.json b/packages/testing/package.json
index 04e2ef793..785a68bea 100644
--- a/packages/testing/package.json
+++ b/packages/testing/package.json
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@
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