diff --git a/covenant-framework/package-lock.json b/covenant-framework/package-lock.json
index b6e2f1d..20c2319 100644
--- a/covenant-framework/package-lock.json
+++ b/covenant-framework/package-lock.json
@@ -13,12 +13,15 @@
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+      },
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+        "node": ">=20"
       }
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@@ -3961,15 +3964,15 @@
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/marked/-/marked-18.0.4.tgz",
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       "bin": {
         "marked": "bin/marked.js"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 16"
+        "node": ">= 20"
       }
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     "node_modules/merge-stream": {
diff --git a/covenant-framework/package.json b/covenant-framework/package.json
index c75f4f1..847c8ca 100644
--- a/covenant-framework/package.json
+++ b/covenant-framework/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
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     "jsonschema": "^1.4.1",
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     "yaml": "^2.3.1"
   },
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