diff --git a/.renovaterc.json b/.renovaterc.json
index aa4bf715..803de750 100644
--- a/.renovaterc.json
+++ b/.renovaterc.json
@@ -4,5 +4,11 @@
   "ignoreDeps": ["taffydb"],
   "automerge": true,
   "automergeType": "branch",
-  "rangeStrategy": "bump"
+  "rangeStrategy": "bump",
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "packageNames": ["node"],
+      "enabled": false
+    }
+  ]
 }
diff --git a/packages/jsdoc-salty/package.json b/packages/jsdoc-salty/package.json
index dda78fac..665468aa 100644
--- a/packages/jsdoc-salty/package.json
+++ b/packages/jsdoc-salty/package.json
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@
     "lodash": "^4.17.21"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=v18.12.0"
+    "node": ">=v12.0.0"
   }
 }