diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 1e8b31496..45a4fb75d 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-6
+8
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index fbd3fc9f9..b65140d74 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=6"
+    "node": ">=8"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",