Drop support for node < 18 (#1485)

Author: appurva21

.github/workflows/ci.yml

@@ -61,11 +61,11 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        node-version: [16, 18]
+        node-version: [18, 20]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
         include:
           - coverage: true
-            node-version: 20
+            node-version: latest
             os: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:

CHANGELOG.yaml

@@ -1,3 +1,7 @@
+unreleased:
+  chores:
+    - GH-1485 Dropped support for Node.js < v18
+
 7.43.1:
   date: 2024-12-11
   fixed bugs: