diff --git a/.github/workflows/Ci.yml b/.github/workflows/Ci.yml
index 68cd98c45b..cda14c3c6a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/Ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/Ci.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: "14"
+          node-version: "16.x"
           cache: npm
 
       - name: 📦 Install dependencies
diff --git a/String/AlphaNumericPalindrome.js b/String/AlphaNumericPalindrome.js
index b3dc7b7d64..f3de94b642 100644
--- a/String/AlphaNumericPalindrome.js
+++ b/String/AlphaNumericPalindrome.js
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-/*****************************************************************************
- * @function alphaNumericPlaindrome
- * @description alphaNumericPlaindrome should return true if the string has alphanumeric characters that are palindrome irrespective of special characters and the letter case.
+/**
+ * @function alphaNumericPalindrome
+ * @description alphaNumericPalindrome should return true if the string has alphanumeric characters that are palindrome irrespective of special characters and the letter case.
  * @param {string} str the string to check
- * @returns {Boolean}
- * @see [Factorial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindrome)
+ * @returns {boolean}
+ * @see [Palindrome](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palindrome)
  * @example
- * The function alphaNumericPlaindrome() receives a string with varying formats
+ * The function alphaNumericPalindrome() receives a string with varying formats
  * like "racecar", "RaceCar", and "race CAR"
  * The string can also have special characters
  * like "2A3*3a2", "2A3 3a2", and "2_A3*3#A2"
@@ -13,15 +13,18 @@
  * But the catch is, we have to check only if the alphanumeric characters
  * are palindrome i.e remove spaces, symbols, punctuations etc
  * and the case of the characters doesn't matter
- *
- ****************************************************************************/
+ */
+const alphaNumericPalindrome = (str) => {
+  if (typeof str !== 'string') {
+    throw new TypeError('Argument should be string')
+  }
 
-const alphaNumericPlaindrome = (str) => {
   // removing all the special characters and turning everything to lowercase
-  const newStr = str.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]*/g, '').toLowerCase()
+  const newStr = str.replace(/[^a-z0-9]+/ig, '').toLowerCase()
+  const midIndex = newStr.length >> 1 // x >> y = floor(x / 2^y)
 
-  for (let i = 0; i < newStr.length; i++) {
-    if (newStr[i] !== newStr[newStr.length - 1 - i]) {
+  for (let i = 0; i < midIndex; i++) {
+    if (newStr.at(i) !== newStr.at(~i)) { // ~n = -(n + 1)
       return false
     }
   }
@@ -29,4 +32,4 @@ const alphaNumericPlaindrome = (str) => {
   return true
 }
 
-export { alphaNumericPlaindrome }
+export default alphaNumericPalindrome
diff --git a/String/test/AlphaNumericPalindrome.test.js b/String/test/AlphaNumericPalindrome.test.js
index f544c565be..ab7373b53b 100644
--- a/String/test/AlphaNumericPalindrome.test.js
+++ b/String/test/AlphaNumericPalindrome.test.js
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
-import { alphaNumericPlaindrome } from '../AlphaNumericPalindrome'
+import alphaNumericPalindrome from '../AlphaNumericPalindrome'
 
-test('should return true if the given string has alphanumeric characters that are palindrom irrespective of case and symbols', () => {
-  expect(alphaNumericPlaindrome('eye')).toBe(true)
-})
-
-test('should return true if the given string has alphanumeric characters that are palindrom irrespective of case and symbols', () => {
-  expect(alphaNumericPlaindrome('0_0 (: /-:) 0-0')).toBe(true)
-})
+describe('Testing the alpha numeric palindrome', () => {
+  // should return true if the given string has alphanumeric characters that are palindrome irrespective of case and symbols
+  it('Testing with valid alphabetic palindrome', () => {
+    expect(alphaNumericPalindrome('eye')).toBe(true)
+    expect(alphaNumericPalindrome('Madam')).toBe(true)
+    expect(alphaNumericPalindrome('race CAR')).toBe(true)
+    expect(alphaNumericPalindrome('A man, a plan, a canal. Panama')).toBe(true)
+  })
 
-test('should return true if the given string has alphanumeric characters that are palindrom irrespective of case and symbols', () => {
-  expect(alphaNumericPlaindrome('five|_/|four')).toBe(false)
-})
-
-test('should return true if the given string has alphanumeric characters that are palindrom irrespective of case and symbols', () => {
-  expect(alphaNumericPlaindrome('A man, a plan, a canal. Panama')).toBe(true)
-})
+  it('Testing with number and symbol', () => {
+    expect(alphaNumericPalindrome('0_0 (: /-:) 0-0')).toBe(true)
+    expect(alphaNumericPalindrome('03_|53411435|_30')).toBe(true)
+  })
 
-test('should return true if the given string has alphanumeric characters that are palindrom irrespective of case and symbols', () => {
-  expect(alphaNumericPlaindrome('1 eye for of 1 eye.')).toBe(false)
+  it('Testing with alphabets and symbols', () => {
+    expect(alphaNumericPalindrome('five|_/|evif')).toBe(true)
+    expect(alphaNumericPalindrome('five|_/|four')).toBe(false)
+  })
 })
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 29273bc2ab..d7cb0da2ee 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.11.5",
         "atob": "2.1.2",
         "jsdom": "^16.3.0",
-        "node": "^14.13.1",
+        "node": "^16.13.2",
         "node-fetch": "3.1.1"
       },
       "devDependencies": {
@@ -25,6 +25,9 @@
         "husky": "^7.0.4",
         "jest": "^26.4.2",
         "standard": "^16.0.4"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16.6.0"
       }
     },
     "node_modules/@babel/code-frame": {
@@ -8121,9 +8124,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node_modules/node": {
-      "version": "14.18.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node/-/node-14.18.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gBt7GlSQp68Bj5KoYx3dGgMCaE2PN0Qox3oiemTDINYHhJjML/Xd24jXuo7X1ehyJuVNZsLWYrJgX6DhHCze6w==",
+      "version": "16.13.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node/-/node-16.13.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6x0hohLASL0XaehYn1mrVw1UiiRjoxrujBxjqHGxGe/rFKKCJcDhoa5wNxxvBbyJm6mNgZYuzg0JTwvXmpeWWw==",
       "hasInstallScript": true,
       "dependencies": {
         "node-bin-setup": "^1.0.0"
@@ -17157,9 +17160,9 @@
       "dev": true
     },
     "node": {
-      "version": "14.18.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node/-/node-14.18.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-gBt7GlSQp68Bj5KoYx3dGgMCaE2PN0Qox3oiemTDINYHhJjML/Xd24jXuo7X1ehyJuVNZsLWYrJgX6DhHCze6w==",
+      "version": "16.13.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/node/-/node-16.13.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-6x0hohLASL0XaehYn1mrVw1UiiRjoxrujBxjqHGxGe/rFKKCJcDhoa5wNxxvBbyJm6mNgZYuzg0JTwvXmpeWWw==",
       "requires": {
         "node-bin-setup": "^1.0.0"
       }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 320b554813..8ba035922c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.11.5",
     "atob": "2.1.2",
     "jsdom": "^16.3.0",
-    "node": "^14.13.1",
+    "node": "^16.13.2",
     "node-fetch": "3.1.1"
   },
   "standard": {
@@ -34,5 +34,8 @@
     "husky": "^7.0.4",
     "jest": "^26.4.2",
     "standard": "^16.0.4"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=16.6.0"
   }
 }