diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
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@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Freeplanet_serverside
 
-- Node JS (ver. 16.17.0 or up)
+- Node JS (ver. 16.14.0 or up)
 
 ## Install the dependencies
 ```bash
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
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--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "test-watch": "nodemon --exec 'npm test'"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^16.17.0"
+    "node": "^16.14.0"
   },
   "author": "Paolo Arena",
   "license": "MIT",