diff --git a/.changeset/angry-crabs-walk.md b/.changeset/angry-crabs-walk.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..585f370b43df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/angry-crabs-walk.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/kit': patch
+---
+
+[breaking] require Node 16.9
diff --git a/packages/kit/package.json b/packages/kit/package.json
index eea39015b41f..9455b502dd95 100644
--- a/packages/kit/package.json
+++ b/packages/kit/package.json
@@ -97,6 +97,6 @@
 	},
 	"types": "types/index.d.ts",
 	"engines": {
-		"node": ">=16.7"
+		"node": ">=16.9"
 	}
 }