feat(chore): remove support for node 16

[yeshamavani]

node 18 and higher versions supported

BREAKING CHANGE: remove support for node 16

GH-132

Description

remove support for node 16

Fixes # (issue)

Type of change

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• [ ] Bug fix (non-breaking change which fixes an issue)
• [ ] New feature (non-breaking change which adds functionality)
• [ ] Breaking change (fix or feature that would cause existing functionality to not work as expected)
• [ ] Intermediate change (work in progress)

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Checklist:

• [ ] Performed a self-review of my own code
• [ ] npm test passes on your machine
• [ ] New tests added or existing tests modified to cover all changes
• [ ] Code conforms with the style guide
• [ ] API Documentation in code was updated
• [ ] Any dependent changes have been merged and published in downstream modules

[yeshamavani]

:tada: This PR is included in version 6.0.0 :tada:

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• npm package (@latest dist-tag)
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