diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 535f512..a119184 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
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         "mocha": "^11.7.1",
         "nyc": "^17.1.0"
@@ -159,17 +159,29 @@
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         "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
         "tiny-glob": "^0.2.9"
       },
       "engines": {
-        "node": ">=12.20"
+        "node": ">=18"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/node_modules/@alcalzone/release-script-core": {
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-core/-/release-script-core-4.0.0.tgz",
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+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=18"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-package": {
@@ -3449,14 +3461,25 @@
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-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/-/release-script-plugin-license-3.7.0.tgz",
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+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license/-/release-script-plugin-license-4.0.0.tgz",
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       "dev": true,
       "requires": {
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+        "@alcalzone/release-script-core": "4.0.0",
         "fs-extra": "^10.1.0",
         "tiny-glob": "^0.2.9"
+      },
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@alcalzone/release-script-core": {
+          "version": "4.0.0",
+          "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@alcalzone/release-script-core/-/release-script-core-4.0.0.tgz",
+          "integrity": "sha512-vwBhNzsUBpGDCVrL0fAkOkdsxCaGOC43UOgTbB4U27noBgz+J9rscc53DiafKniSyfK6+NgWzHcjwY1vtyvaEQ==",
+          "dev": true,
+          "requires": {
+            "execa": "^5.1.1"
+          }
+        }
       }
     },
     "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-package": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 112f3ba..e6dda29 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@
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-    "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^3.7.0",
+    "@alcalzone/release-script-plugin-license": "^4.0.0",
     "mocha": "^11.7.1",
     "chai": "^4.5.0",
     "nyc": "^17.1.0"