Drop node 18 and 20. Add 24.

.github/workflows/lint.yml

@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 22
       - name: Check that package-lock.json is valid JSON
         run: jq empty package-lock.json
       - name: Install npm packages

.github/workflows/test.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        version: [18, 20, 22]
+        version: [22, 24]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:

CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 CHANGELOG
 =========
 
+7.0.0
+------------------
+
+* **Breaking** Dropped support for Node.js 18 and 20. Node.js 22 or greater is now
+  required.
+
 6.3.4 (2025-11-25)
 ------------------
 

README.md

@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ database, you can use `Reader.openBuffer()`.  Use cases include:
 * You want to fetch the database from an external source.
 
 ```js
-const fs = require('fs');
+const fs = require('node:fs');
 const Reader = require('@maxmind/geoip2-node').Reader;
 // Typescript:
 // import { Reader } from '@maxmind/geoip2-node';
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ correction, please [contact MaxMind support for help](https://support.maxmind.co
 
 ## Requirements
 
-MaxMind has tested this API with Node.js versions 18, 20, and 22.  We aim to support
+MaxMind has tested this API with Node.js versions 22 and 24.  We aim to support
 active and maintained LTS versions of Node.js.
 
 ## Contributing