diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-testing-with-test-project.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-testing-with-test-project.yml
index 87cbc7daaa..b9199a896b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-testing-with-test-project.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-testing-with-test-project.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node: [ '12', '14', '16', '18' ]
+        node: [ '14', '16', '18', '20' ]
     steps:
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/docs/installation-guide.md b/docs/installation-guide.md
index 9db49b21df..c902c20d25 100644
--- a/docs/installation-guide.md
+++ b/docs/installation-guide.md
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ You can use the generator library to generate whatever you want in your event-dr
   
 ## Prerequisites
 Before you install and use the AsyncAPI CLI and the generator library, ensure you meet the prerequisites below, then [install the CLI](#installation).
-1. Node.js v12.16 and higher
-2. Npm v6.13.7 and higher
+1. Node.js v16.20.2 and higher
+2. Npm v8.19.4 and higher
    
 To verify the versions of Node and Npm you have, run the following command on your terminal:
 ```
diff --git a/lib/generator.js b/lib/generator.js
index 1ac8f22b9b..631012f32e 100644
--- a/lib/generator.js
+++ b/lib/generator.js
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@ const git = require('simple-git');
 const log = require('loglevel');
 const Arborist = require('@npmcli/arborist');
 const Config = require('@npmcli/config');
+const requireg = require('requireg');
+const npmPath = requireg.resolve('npm').replace('index.js','');
 
 const { isAsyncAPIDocument } = require('@asyncapi/parser/cjs/document');
 
@@ -583,8 +585,6 @@ class Generator {
 
     if (isFileSystemPath(this.templateName)) log.debug(logMessage.NPM_INSTALL_TRIGGER);
 
-    const npmPath = process.execPath.replace('/bin/node','/lib/node_modules/npm/');
-
     const config = new Config({
       definitions,
       flatten,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1e465d487f..dcb6fb86ed 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@
     "ag": "./cli.js"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">12.16",
-    "npm": ">6.13.7"
+    "node": ">16.20.2",
+    "npm": ">8.19.4"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "test": "npm run test:unit && npm run test:integration && npm run test:cli",
@@ -66,6 +66,7 @@
     "minimatch": "^3.0.4",
     "node-fetch": "^2.6.0",
     "nunjucks": "^3.2.0",
+    "requireg": "^0.2.2",
     "resolve-from": "^5.0.0",
     "resolve-pkg": "^2.0.0",
     "semver": "^7.3.2",