diff --git a/packages/explicabl/package.json b/packages/explicabl/package.json
index 4a360ce..efd17e7 100644
--- a/packages/explicabl/package.json
+++ b/packages/explicabl/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@gatewaystack/explicabl",
-  "version": "0.0.8",
+  "version": "0.0.9",
   "private": false,
   "license": "MIT",
   "type": "module",
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
     "build": "tsc -p tsconfig.json",
     "prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
   },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=18"
+  },
   "dependencies": {
     "express": "^4.22.0",
     "express-rate-limit": "^8.2.2"
diff --git a/packages/explicabl/src/health.ts b/packages/explicabl/src/health.ts
index e4a4654..91aee1d 100644
--- a/packages/explicabl/src/health.ts
+++ b/packages/explicabl/src/health.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import { Router, type Request, type RequestHandler } from "express";
-import fetch from "node-fetch";
 import rateLimit from "express-rate-limit";
 import { timingSafeEqual } from "node:crypto";