feat(node-versions): raised the minimum required node version to v18

BREAKING CHANGE: the minimum required version of node is now v18

Author: travi

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -23,7 +23,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           cache: npm
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm clean-install
+      - run: npm audit signatures
       - run: npx semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -13,8 +13,9 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       matrix:
         node-version:
-          - 14.17
-          - 16
+          - 18.0.0
+          - 19
+          - 20
         os:
           - ubuntu-latest
           - macos-latest
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "${{ matrix.node-version }}"
           cache: npm
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm clean-install
       - run: "npm run test:ci"
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
@@ -36,9 +37,13 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@8e5e7e5ab8b370d6c329ec480221332ada57f0ab # v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@64ed1c7eab4cce3362f8c340dee64e5eaeef8f7c # v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: "lts/*"
           cache: npm
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm clean-install
+      - run: npm audit signatures
       - name: Ensure dependencies are compatible with the engines range
         run: npx ls-engines
       - run: npm run lint
+      # https://github.com/lirantal/lockfile-lint#readme
+      - name: Scan lockfile for security issues
+        run: npx lockfile-lint --path package-lock.json

package-lock.json

@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@
     "sinon": "15.1.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=14.17"
+    "node": ">=18"
   },
   "files": [
     "lib",