diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
index 650f48c..ef2099a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-and-release.yml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [18.x, 20.x, 22.x, 24.x]
+        node-version: [20.x, 22.x, 24.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
 
     steps:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 19eb2f4..d4f530e 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -152,6 +152,9 @@ sendTo(
 -->
 
 ## Changelog
+
+### **WORK IN PROGRESS**
+- (iobroker-bot) Adapter requires node.js >= 20 now.
 ### 4.0.4 (2025-10-20)
 * (bluefox) Corrected the selection of multiple IDs in the scene editor
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 493de94..61abce9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "scenes"
   ],
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": ">=20"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",