diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index bd24f01..ba04582 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -20,11 +20,11 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "argparse": "2.0.1",
     "chrome-remote-interface": "0.33.2",
-    "esbuild": "0.21.5",
+    "esbuild": "0.23.0",
     "esbuild-plugin-copy": "2.1.1",
     "esbuild-plugin-replace": "1.4.0",
     "esbuild-sass-plugin": "3.3.1",
-    "esbuild-wasm": "0.21.3",
+    "esbuild-wasm": "0.23.0",
     "eslint": "8.57.0",
     "eslint-config-standard": "17.1.0",
     "eslint-config-standard-jsx": "11.0.0",
diff --git a/packaging/cockpit-starter-kit.spec.in b/packaging/cockpit-starter-kit.spec.in
index 2295055..14cd470 100644
--- a/packaging/cockpit-starter-kit.spec.in
+++ b/packaging/cockpit-starter-kit.spec.in
@@ -10,7 +10,9 @@ BuildArch: noarch
 %if ! 0%{?suse_version}
 ExclusiveArch: %{nodejs_arches} noarch
 %endif
-BuildRequires: nodejs
+%if ! 0%{?rhel} || 0%{?rhel} >= 10
+BuildRequires: nodejs >= 18
+%endif
 BuildRequires: make
 %if 0%{?suse_version}
 # Suse's package has a different name
@@ -33,8 +35,8 @@ Cockpit Starter Kit Example Module
 %prep
 %autosetup -n %{name} -a 1
 # ignore pre-built bundle in release tarball and rebuild it
-# but keep it in RHEL/CentOS-8, as that has a too old nodejs
-%if ! 0%{?rhel} || 0%{?rhel} >= 9
+# but keep it in RHEL/CentOS-8/9, as that has a too old nodejs
+%if ! 0%{?rhel} || 0%{?rhel} >= 10
 rm -rf dist
 %endif