diff --git a/packages/hydrooj/src/init.ts b/packages/hydrooj/src/init.ts
index 592b178b1..931b52c26 100644
--- a/packages/hydrooj/src/init.ts
+++ b/packages/hydrooj/src/init.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 const versionNum = +process.version.replace(/v/gim, '').split('.')[0];
-if (versionNum < 18) throw new Error('NodeJS >=18 required');
+if (versionNum < 22) throw new Error('NodeJS >=22 required');
 
 console.log('Process', process.pid, 'running as', process.env.NODE_APP_INSTANCE === '0' ? 'master' : 'worker');
 if (!global.Hydro) {