diff --git a/solidity/README.adoc b/solidity/README.adoc
index 086641ee3..df9a354c1 100644
--- a/solidity/README.adoc
+++ b/solidity/README.adoc
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ below.
 
 Please make sure you have the following prerequisites installed on your machine:
 
-- https://nodejs.org[Node.js] >=18.0.0
+- https://nodejs.org[Node.js] >14.17.4
 - https://yarnpkg.com[Yarn] >1.22.10
 
 === Build contracts