diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1540249ba..c4a3e778f 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
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@@ -29,12 +29,12 @@
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-        "node": "14 || 16 || 18"
+        "node": "18 || 20"
       }
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@@ -532,6 +532,21 @@
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@@ -4547,12 +4562,10 @@
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@@ -5734,6 +5747,17 @@
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+      },
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+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.3.7.tgz",
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+          }
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     "@commitlint/lint": {
@@ -8316,11 +8340,10 @@
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-      "dev": true,
-      "requires": {
-        "lru-cache": "^6.0.0"
-      }
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semver/-/semver-7.6.3.tgz",
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+      "dev": true
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5c9bed9b5..7b517debe 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@
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     "nyc": "^15.1.0",
     "rc": "^1.2.8",
-    "semver": "^7.3.7",
+    "semver": "^7.6.3",
     "should": "^13.2.3",
     "sinon": "^12.0.1"
   }