diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index c30b73c..932bdc5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@
     "express": ">=4.18.1",
     "intl": "^1.2.5",
     "jsonminify": "^0.4.2",
-    "mongodb": "^5.4.0",
+    "mongodb": "^6.1.0",
     "mongoose": "^7.1.0",
     "morgan": ">=1.10.0",
     "postman-request": "^2.88.1-postman.31",
diff --git a/scripts/prestart.js b/scripts/prestart.js
index 1a80db2..72dc71c 100644
--- a/scripts/prestart.js
+++ b/scripts/prestart.js
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-const minNodeVersionMajor = '14';
-const minNodeVersionMinor = '13';
+const minNodeVersionMajor = '16';
+const minNodeVersionMinor = '20';
 const minNodeVersionRevision = '1';
 
 // get the nodejs version
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ if (nodeVersion != null && nodeVersion != '' && nodeVersion.length < 16) {
 // check if the installed nodejs is an older version than supported by the explorer
 if (!(nodeVersionMajor > minNodeVersionMajor || (nodeVersionMajor == minNodeVersionMajor && (nodeVersionMinor > minNodeVersionMinor || (nodeVersionMinor == minNodeVersionMinor && nodeVersionRevision >= minNodeVersionRevision))))) {
   console.log(`Please install an updated version of nodejs.\n\nInstalled: ${nodeVersion}\nRequired:  ${minNodeVersionMajor}.${minNodeVersionMinor}.${minNodeVersionRevision}`);
-  process.exit(0);
+  process.exit(1);
 }
 
 function check_arguments_passed(cb) {