diff --git a/src/utils/__tests__/internal.ts b/src/utils/__tests__/internal.ts
index a85a508a7c..331f10eb66 100644
--- a/src/utils/__tests__/internal.ts
+++ b/src/utils/__tests__/internal.ts
@@ -1166,7 +1166,7 @@ describe('warnUnexpectedSqVersion', () => {
       subqueryVersions: {
         nodes: [
           {
-            version: '16.2.0-alpha.2',
+            version: '18.0.2',
           },
         ],
       },
diff --git a/src/utils/constants.ts b/src/utils/constants.ts
index 986deea43e..94c6ef109d 100644
--- a/src/utils/constants.ts
+++ b/src/utils/constants.ts
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ export const DEFAULT_CDD_ID = '0x00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
 /**
  * Minimum version of Middleware V2 GraphQL Service (SubQuery) that is compatible with this version of the SDK
  */
-export const MINIMUM_SQ_VERSION = '16.1.0';
+export const MINIMUM_SQ_VERSION = '18.0.2';
 
 /**
  * The first version of Subquery that pads IDs for proper lexical order