diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 27f0d870..0bae0786 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ jobs:
   pull_request:
     uses: makerxstudio/shared-config/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml@main
     with:
+      node-version: 18.x
       working-directory: ./
       run-commit-lint: true
       run-build: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e2bf8f93..80553826 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
     name: Continuous Integration
     uses: makerxstudio/shared-config/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml@main
     with:
+      node-version: 18.x
       run-commit-lint: true
       pre-test-script: |
         pipx install algokit
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ jobs:
       - ci
       - check_docs
     with:
+      node-version: 18.x
       build-path: dist
       artifact-name: package
 
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 1466f09d..ac1bfece 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
         "@types/uuid": "^9.0.2",
         "algosdk": "^2.5.0",
         "better-npm-audit": "^3.7.3",
-        "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^6.0.0",
+        "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^7.0.1",
         "copyfiles": "^2.4.1",
         "dotenv-cli": "^7.3.0",
         "eslint": "^8.47.0",
@@ -34,13 +34,13 @@
         "tiny-invariant": "^1.3.1",
         "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
         "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
-        "typedoc": "^0.24.8",
+        "typedoc": "^0.25.0",
         "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "^3.15.4",
         "typescript": "^5.1.3",
         "uuid": "^9.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=16.0"
+        "node": ">=18.0"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
         "algosdk": "^2.5.0"
@@ -719,6 +719,18 @@
         "node": ">=v14"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@commitlint/config-conventional/node_modules/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": {
+      "version": "6.1.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits/-/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-6.1.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3cS3GEtR78zTfMzk0AizXKKIdN4OvSh7ibNz6/DPbhWWQu7LqE/8+/GqSodV+sywUR2gpJAdP/1JFf4XtN7Zpw==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "compare-func": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@commitlint/config-validator": {
       "version": "17.6.7",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@commitlint/config-validator/-/config-validator-17.6.7.tgz",
@@ -3757,15 +3769,15 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": {
-      "version": "6.1.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits/-/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-6.1.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-3cS3GEtR78zTfMzk0AizXKKIdN4OvSh7ibNz6/DPbhWWQu7LqE/8+/GqSodV+sywUR2gpJAdP/1JFf4XtN7Zpw==",
+      "version": "7.0.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits/-/conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits-7.0.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-VfFJxBmi+LYXeb4pIfZGbuaFCpWZh0qXbUAKP/s6B8tigV6R4D8j5PDlTtMMWawa7+DcNySVoF7kPWz0EMYuCQ==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "compare-func": "^2.0.0"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=14"
+        "node": ">=16"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/conventional-changelog-writer": {
@@ -12287,9 +12299,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/semantic-release": {
-      "version": "21.0.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semantic-release/-/semantic-release-21.0.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-EnylO0+UcKbVFaHeMbCjJpxqpgJPnze4zoOwmj34Kv4GnuyTV9MkNKrwmdZPFbmom9PpMj+9JN/8eyZzKkKyZQ==",
+      "version": "21.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/semantic-release/-/semantic-release-21.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-OCIazQnaCHdq1F6zfmKS0P7jZakYq0weiqW2mxUWo4H2CDnxelUoa/0Bs/dQatoHc6JFh6lG2HWpusdl93bFcw==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^10.0.0",
@@ -13805,24 +13817,24 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typedoc": {
-      "version": "0.24.8",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typedoc/-/typedoc-0.24.8.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ahJ6Cpcvxwaxfu4KtjA8qZNqS43wYt6JL27wYiIgl1vd38WW/KWX11YuAeZhuz9v+ttrutSsgK+XO1CjL1kA3w==",
+      "version": "0.25.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typedoc/-/typedoc-0.25.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-FvCYWhO1n5jACE0C32qg6b3dSfQ8f2VzExnnRboowHtqUD6ARzM2r8YJeZFYXhcm2hI4C2oCRDgNPk/yaQUN9g==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "lunr": "^2.3.9",
         "marked": "^4.3.0",
-        "minimatch": "^9.0.0",
+        "minimatch": "^9.0.3",
         "shiki": "^0.14.1"
       },
       "bin": {
         "typedoc": "bin/typedoc"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 14.14"
+        "node": ">= 16"
       },
       "peerDependencies": {
-        "typescript": "4.6.x || 4.7.x || 4.8.x || 4.9.x || 5.0.x || 5.1.x"
+        "typescript": "4.6.x || 4.7.x || 4.8.x || 4.9.x || 5.0.x || 5.1.x || 5.2.x"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typedoc-plugin-markdown": {
@@ -13859,9 +13871,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typedoc/node_modules/minimatch": {
-      "version": "9.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-9.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-PZOT9g5v2ojiTL7r1xF6plNHLtOeTpSlDI007As2NlA2aYBMfVom17yqa6QzhmDP8QOhn7LjHTg7DFCVSSa6yg==",
+      "version": "9.0.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimatch/-/minimatch-9.0.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-RHiac9mvaRw0x3AYRgDC1CxAP7HTcNrrECeA8YYJeWnpo+2Q5CegtZjaotWTWxDG3UeGA1coE05iH1mPjT/2mg==",
       "dev": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "brace-expansion": "^2.0.1"
@@ -13874,9 +13886,9 @@
       }
     },
     "node_modules/typescript": {
-      "version": "5.1.6",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.1.6.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-zaWCozRZ6DLEWAWFrVDz1H6FVXzUSfTy5FUMWsQlU8Ym5JP9eO4xkTIROFCQvhQf61z6O/G6ugw3SgAnvvm+HA==",
+      "version": "5.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/typescript/-/typescript-5.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-mI4WrpHsbCIcwT9cF4FZvr80QUeKvsUsUvKDoR+X/7XHQH98xYD8YHZg7ANtz2GtZt/CBq2QJ0thkGJMHfqc1w==",
       "dev": true,
       "bin": {
         "tsc": "bin/tsc",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 0dd78c79..d619b0c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   "author": "Algorand Foundation",
   "license": "MIT",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.0"
+    "node": ">=18.0"
   },
   "type": "module",
   "main": "./cjs/index.js",
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@
     "@types/uuid": "^9.0.2",
     "algosdk": "^2.5.0",
     "better-npm-audit": "^3.7.3",
-    "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^6.0.0",
+    "conventional-changelog-conventionalcommits": "^7.0.1",
     "copyfiles": "^2.4.1",
     "dotenv-cli": "^7.3.0",
     "eslint": "^8.47.0",
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@
     "tiny-invariant": "^1.3.1",
     "ts-jest": "^29.1.0",
     "ts-node": "^10.9.1",
-    "typedoc": "^0.24.8",
+    "typedoc": "^0.25.0",
     "typedoc-plugin-markdown": "^3.15.4",
     "typescript": "^5.1.3",
     "uuid": "^9.0.0"
@@ -160,4 +160,4 @@
       "@semantic-release/github"
     ]
   }
-}
+}
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