diff --git a/test/utils.js b/test/utils.js
index 969744720..f0181e870 100644
--- a/test/utils.js
+++ b/test/utils.js
@@ -167,8 +167,9 @@ module.exports.filesAfter = function (b, n) {
 };
 
 module.exports.shouldSkipPnpm = function () {
-  const REQUIRED_MAJOR_VERSION = 14;
-  const REQUIRED_MINOR_VERSION = 19;
+  // pnpm 8 requires at least Node.js v16.14
+  const REQUIRED_MAJOR_VERSION = 16;
+  const REQUIRED_MINOR_VERSION = 14;
 
   const MAJOR_VERSION = parseInt(process.version.match(/v([0-9]+)/)[1], 10);
   const MINOR_VERSION = parseInt(