diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c03207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+18
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index eef08eb..3333bb1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
     "@testing-library/react": "^14.2.0",
     "@testing-library/user-event": "^13.2.1",
     "@types/jest": "^27.0.1",
-    "@types/node": "^16.7.13",
+    "@types/node": "^18.0.0",
     "@types/react": "^18.2.48",
     "@types/react-dom": "^18.2.18",
     "buffer": "^6.0.3",
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@storybook/addon-a11y": "^6.4.19",
diff --git a/src/components/Instructions/Instructions.tsx b/src/components/Instructions/Instructions.tsx
index 65e6eb8..4c0a0be 100644
--- a/src/components/Instructions/Instructions.tsx
+++ b/src/components/Instructions/Instructions.tsx
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ export const Instructions = () => {
       type: SettingsTypes.SetInstructionsShown,
       payload: { shown: true },
     });
-  }, [  ]);
+  }, [dispatch]);
 
   const secretCode: PegColor[] = [
     PegColor.Black,
diff --git a/src/routes/GameRoute/GameRoute.tsx b/src/routes/GameRoute/GameRoute.tsx
index ee97ecd..5257b57 100644
--- a/src/routes/GameRoute/GameRoute.tsx
+++ b/src/routes/GameRoute/GameRoute.tsx
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export const GameRoute = () => {
       type: GameTypes.LoadGame,
       payload: { game },
     });
-  }, [searchParams, state.games.pastGames, location.state]);
+  }, [searchParams, state.games.pastGames, location.state, dispatch]);
 
   useEffect(() => {
     let locationState = location.state as { backgroundLocation?: Location };
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ export const GameRoute = () => {
         state: { backgroundLocation: location },
       });
     }
-  }, [location, navigate, state.games.currentGame.gameState, state.games.currentGame.settings.endScreenShown, searchParams]);
+  }, [location, navigate, state.games.currentGame.gameState, state.games.currentGame.settings.endScreenShown, searchParams, dispatch]);
 
   return (
     <Component.Game