diff --git a/packages/plop/package.json b/packages/plop/package.json
index 87ab7cb0..05afad12 100644
--- a/packages/plop/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/package.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
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+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   },
   "preferGlobal": true,
   "bin": "./bin/plop.js"
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/action-failure/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/action-failure/package.json
index a0f8e8c3..4395756f 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/examples/action-failure/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/action-failure/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "plop-example-action-failure",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/add-action/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/add-action/package.json
index c230d76c..53aac2c0 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/examples/add-action/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/add-action/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "plop-example-add-action",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/cjs-js/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/cjs-js/package.json
index c24800cf..72e11e03 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/examples/cjs-js/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/cjs-js/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "plop-example-prompts-only",
   "type": "commonjs",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/cjs/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/cjs/package.json
index 49f9e6f8..d1a07383 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/examples/cjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/cjs/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "plop-example-prompts-only",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/esm/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/esm/package.json
index 49f9e6f8..d1a07383 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/examples/esm/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/esm/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "plop-example-prompts-only",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/javascript/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/javascript/package.json
index cb2a41da..d968697f 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/examples/javascript/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/javascript/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "plop-example",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/mjs/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/mjs/package.json
index 49f9e6f8..d1a07383 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/examples/mjs/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/mjs/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "plop-example-prompts-only",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/prompt-only/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/prompt-only/package.json
index 49f9e6f8..d1a07383 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/examples/prompt-only/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/prompt-only/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
   "name": "plop-example-prompts-only",
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/plop/tests/examples/wrap-plop/package.json b/packages/plop/tests/examples/wrap-plop/package.json
index de8c3c64..d284e724 100644
--- a/packages/plop/tests/examples/wrap-plop/package.json
+++ b/packages/plop/tests/examples/wrap-plop/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@
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   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18"
+    "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
   }
 }