Remove support for Node.js 16 and 21

[MikeMcC399]

What would you like?

For the next major version of Cypress, support for the following Node.js versions should be removed:

• Node.js 16.x reached end-of-life on Sep 11, 2023
• Node.js 21.x reached end-of-life on Jun 1, 2024

This should be reflected in an update to

cypress/cli/package.json

Lines 125 to 127 in e6b422c

	"engines": {
	"node": "^16.0.0 || ^18.0.0 || >=20.0.0"
	},

Changing to the following will enable the setting to stay in place until the planned end-of-life of Node.js 18 (Apr 30, 2025):

  "engines": {
    "node": "^18.0.0 || ^20.0.0 || >=22.0.0"
  },

Why is this needed?

• Cypress cannot effectively continue support for versions of Node.js which have reached end-of-life status.
• Users should be assisted in avoiding unsupported Node.js versions by excluding them in the engines section of cli/package.json. Package managers then either warn or prevent installation of Cypress in an unsupported Node.js environment, depending on settings.

Other

The Cypress 13.0.0 changelog has already deprecated Node.js 16

Node 14 support has been removed and Node 16 support has been deprecated. Node 16 may continue to work with Cypress v13, but will not be supported moving forward to closer coincide with Node 16's end-of-life schedule. It is recommended that users update to at least Node 18.

[MikeMcC399]

GitHub Actions has announced removal of Node.js 16

https://github.blog/changelog/2024-09-25-end-of-life-for-actions-node16/

[jennifer-shehane]

This will be released in Cypress 14.

[cypress-bot]

Released in 14.0.0.

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