diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5502c5ce..72d4411c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=18.18.2"
+    "node": ">=18.17.0"
   },
   "volta": {
     "node": "18.18.2",
diff --git a/renovate.json b/renovate.json
index 645d0f6e..d1884a98 100644
--- a/renovate.json
+++ b/renovate.json
@@ -1,5 +1,18 @@
 {
   "extends": [
     "github>Kong/public-shared-renovate:kong-frontend-config.json"
+  ],
+  "packageRules": [
+    {
+      "groupName": "node engines range",
+      "groupSlug": "node-engines",
+      "matchPackageNames": [
+        "node"
+      ],
+      "matchDepTypes": [
+        "engines"
+      ],
+      "enabled": false
+    }
   ]
 }