diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index bd33f7a5..f81e6a58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,10 +10,10 @@ jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: '18'
+        node-version: '20'
         cache: 'npm'
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index 3945cdc8..ce0af3c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ jobs:
           - 27017:27017
     if: "!contains(github.event.head_commit.message, '[skip tests]')"
     steps:
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: '18'
+        node-version: '20'
         cache: 'npm'
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run test -- --watch=false --progress=false --browsers=ChromeHeadless
-    - run: npm run testbe
\ No newline at end of file
+    - run: npm run test:be
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 8eddad7e..3d0fba1b 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-FROM node:18-alpine
+FROM node:20-alpine
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
 COPY package*.json ./
 RUN npm ci
 COPY . .
 ENV MONGODB_URI mongodb://mongo:27017/angularfullstack
-#RUN npm run builddev
+#RUN npm run build:dev
 RUN npm run build
 EXPOSE 3000
 CMD [ "npm", "start" ]
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 248611ae..8280ca8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ A window will automatically open at [localhost:4200](http://localhost:4200). Ang
 `npm run prod`: run the project with a production bundle listening at [localhost:3000](http://localhost:3000) 
 
 ### Manual mode
-1. Build frontend: `npm run builddev` for dev or `npm run build` for prod
+1. Build frontend: `npm run build:dev` for dev or `npm run build` for prod
 2. Build backend: `npm run predev`
 3. Run MongoDB: `mongod`
 4. Run the app: `npm start`
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ A window will automatically open at [localhost:4200](http://localhost:4200). Ang
 ## Running tests
 Run `ng test` to execute the frontend unit tests via [Karma](https://karma-runner.github.io).
 
-Run `npm run testbe` to execute the backend tests via [Jest](https://jestjs.io/) (it requires `mongod` already running).
+Run `npm run test:be` to execute the backend tests via [Jest](https://jestjs.io/) (it requires `mongod` already running).
 
 ## Running linters
 Run `npm run lint` to execute [Angular ESLint](https://github.com/angular-eslint/angular-eslint), [HTML linting](https://github.com/htmlhint/HTMLHint) and [SASS linting](https://github.com/sasstools/sass-lint).
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index add5bde2..ea2250ef 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@
         "typescript-eslint": "8.1.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=18",
-        "npm": ">=8"
+        "node": ">=20",
+        "npm": ">=10"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@ampproject/remapping": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7daefb26..7f17b439 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,22 +5,22 @@
   "author": "Davide Violante",
   "description": "Angular Full Stack project built using Angular 2+, Express, Mongoose and Node.",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18",
-    "npm": ">=8"
+    "node": ">=20",
+    "npm": ">=10"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "ng": "ng",
-    "builddev": "ng build -c development && tsc -p server",
+    "build:dev": "ng build -c development && tsc -p server",
     "build": "ng build && tsc -p server",
     "start": "node dist/server/app.js",
     "predev": "tsc -p server",
     "dev": "concurrently \"mongod\" \"ng serve --open\" \"tsc -w -p server\" \"nodemon dist/server/app.js\"",
     "prod": "concurrently \"mongod\" \"ng build && tsc -p server && node dist/server/app.js\"",
     "test": "ng test",
-    "testbe": "tsc -p server && jest",
-    "testbecov": "tsc -p server && jest --coverage",
+    "test:be": "tsc -p server && jest",
+    "test:becov": "tsc -p server && jest --coverage",
     "lint": "ng lint && htmlhint \"client/**/*.html\" && sass-lint \"client/**/*.scss\" -v",
-    "lintfix": "ng lint --fix"
+    "lint:fix": "ng lint --fix"
   },
   "private": true,
   "dependencies": {