diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 64ac8d6..9868398 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         variations: [
           {os: ubuntu-latest, node: latest},
-          {os: ubuntu-latest, node: 18}
+          {os: ubuntu-latest, node: 22}
         ]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.variations.os }}
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.variations.node }}
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+      - name: Use npm version supporting min-release-age
+        run: npm install -g npm@^12.0.0
       - name: Install
         run: npm install
       - name: Test
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 83815db..6175a7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Update NPM
         shell: bash
         # Must be greater than 11.5.1 for OIDC.
-        run: npm install -g npm@11.6.2
+        run: npm install -g npm@^12.0.0
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm install
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b636f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+min-release-age=3
+min-release-age-exclude[]=launchdarkly-eventsource
+min-release-age-exclude[]=launchdarkly-js-sdk-common
diff --git a/contract-tests/.npmrc b/contract-tests/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..8b636f7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/contract-tests/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+min-release-age=3
+min-release-age-exclude[]=launchdarkly-eventsource
+min-release-age-exclude[]=launchdarkly-js-sdk-common