diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 233928f..7d658ee 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -161,8 +161,8 @@ versions of Node.js.
 
 When we cut a new major release, we drop support for unmaintained versions of
 Node.
-This means we try to keep the current release line, `retext-profanities@^7`,
-compatible with Node.js 12.
+This means we try to keep the current release line, `retext-profanities@^8`,
+compatible with Node.js 16.
 
 ## Related
 
diff --git a/tsconfig.json b/tsconfig.json
index 7f250e5..82cc749 100644
--- a/tsconfig.json
+++ b/tsconfig.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "lib": ["es2022"],
     "module": "node16",
     "strict": true,
-    "target": "es2020"
+    "target": "es2022"
   },
   "exclude": ["coverage/", "node_modules/"],
   "include": ["**/*.js"]