diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yaml b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
index f69eca0..7ac3f3e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [8.x, 10.x, 12.x, 13.x]
+        node-version: [10.x, 12.x, 13.x]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f6dd491..862d63a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ Hopefully this doesn't break the end user agreement for Microsoft Stream. Since
 
 ## Prereqs
 
-- **Node.js**: anything above v8.0 seems to work. A GitHub Action runs tests on all major Node versions on every commit.
+- **Node.js**: You'll need Node.js v10 or higher. A GitHub Action runs tests on all major Node versions on every commit.
 - **npm**: usually comes with Node.js, type `npm` in your terminal to check for its presence
 - **ffmpeg**: a recent version (year 2019 or above), in `$PATH` or in the same directory as this README file (project root).
 - **git**: one or more npm dependencies require git. Install git with your favorite package manager or https://git-scm.com/downloads