diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c633e346..cc498b25 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -63,10 +63,6 @@ jobs:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest]
         elixir: ['1.18.0', '1.17.0']
         otp: ['27.0', '26.2']
-        exclude:
-          # OTP 27 requires Elixir 1.17+
-          - elixir: '1.16.0'
-            otp: '27.0'
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
diff --git a/mix.exs b/mix.exs
index 7e0214ff..9032f48b 100644
--- a/mix.exs
+++ b/mix.exs
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ defmodule LibSqlEx.MixProject do
     [
       app: :libsqlex,
       version: "0.1.3",
-      elixir: "~> 1.18",
+      elixir: "~> 1.17",
       start_permanent: Mix.env() == :prod,
       deps: deps(),
       name: "LibSqlEx",