diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index d7809d85b8b..43a15b6825b 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -1659,8 +1659,7 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"]
     ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/slate-plugins/braces.ts:5381": [
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "1"]
+      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"]
     ],
     "packages/grafana-ui/src/slate-plugins/slate-prism/index.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "0"],
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doc-validator.yml b/.github/workflows/doc-validator.yml
index 695b07ef338..5444eef33a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doc-validator.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doc-validator.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ jobs:
   doc-validator:
     runs-on: "ubuntu-latest"
     container:
-      image: "grafana/doc-validator:v1.5.0"
+      image: "grafana/doc-validator:v1.9.0"
     steps:
       - name: "Checkout code"
         uses: "actions/checkout@v3"
       - name: "Run doc-validator tool"
         # Ensure that the CI always passes until all errors are resolved.
-        run: "doc-validator ./docs/sources || true"
+        run: "doc-validator --skip-image-validation ./docs/sources /docs/grafana/latest || true"
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index bf79505bb85..9dfef472196 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v16.14.0
+v18.12.0
diff --git a/contribute/developer-guide.md b/contribute/developer-guide.md
index 202d9e192b2..fb20192b939 100644
--- a/contribute/developer-guide.md
+++ b/contribute/developer-guide.md
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ We recommend using [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) for installing any missing depen
 ```
 brew install git
 brew install go
-brew install node@16
+brew install node@18
 npm install -g yarn
 ```
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2554095324d..5498b8304fa 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -433,7 +433,7 @@
     ]
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 16"
+    "node": ">= 18"
   },
   "packageManager": "yarn@3.2.4"
 }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/src/slate-plugins/braces.ts b/packages/grafana-ui/src/slate-plugins/braces.ts
index 7af64918c11..d05360fffa6 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/src/slate-plugins/braces.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/src/slate-plugins/braces.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import { Annotation } from 'slate';
 import { Plugin } from 'slate-react';
 import { v4 as uuidv4 } from 'uuid';
 
-const BRACES: any = {
+const BRACES: Record<string, string> = {
   '[': ']',
   '{': '}',
   '(': ')',
diff --git a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/SharePublicDashboard/SharePublicDashboard.test.tsx b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/SharePublicDashboard/SharePublicDashboard.test.tsx
index aa5bafaea12..b53775a64c2 100644
--- a/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/SharePublicDashboard/SharePublicDashboard.test.tsx
+++ b/public/app/features/dashboard/components/ShareModal/SharePublicDashboard/SharePublicDashboard.test.tsx
@@ -71,6 +71,7 @@ beforeEach(() => {
   config.featureToggles.publicDashboards = true;
   mockDashboard = new DashboardModel({
     uid: 'mockDashboardUid',
+    timezone: 'utc',
   });
 
   mockPanel = new PanelModel({
diff --git a/scripts/build/ci-build/Dockerfile b/scripts/build/ci-build/Dockerfile
index a0c1e6f792c..32c90995f10 100644
--- a/scripts/build/ci-build/Dockerfile
+++ b/scripts/build/ci-build/Dockerfile
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ FROM debian:buster-20220822
 ENV GOVERSION=1.19.4 \
     PATH=/usr/local/go/bin:$PATH \
     GOPATH=/go \
-    NODEVERSION=16.14.0-1nodesource1 \
+    NODEVERSION=18.12.0-1nodesource1 \
     YARNVERSION=1.22.19-1
 
 # Use ARG so as not to persist environment variable in image
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ RUN apt-get update && \
     gem install --conservative -N fpm && \
     ln -s /usr/bin/llvm-dsymutil-6.0 /usr/bin/dsymutil && \
     curl -fsS https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | apt-key add -  && \
-    curl -O https://deb.nodesource.com/node_16.x/pool/main/n/nodejs/nodejs_${NODEVERSION}_amd64.deb &&\
+    curl -O https://deb.nodesource.com/node_18.x/pool/main/n/nodejs/nodejs_${NODEVERSION}_amd64.deb &&\
     dpkg -i nodejs_${NODEVERSION}_amd64.deb &&\
     rm nodejs_${NODEVERSION}_amd64.deb &&\
     curl -fsS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | apt-key add - && \
diff --git a/scripts/build/ci-build/README.md b/scripts/build/ci-build/README.md
index 00d396d4b36..72bd15705f7 100644
--- a/scripts/build/ci-build/README.md
+++ b/scripts/build/ci-build/README.md
@@ -14,3 +14,5 @@ In order to build and publish the Grafana build Docker image, execute the follow
 docker build -t grafana/build-container:<VERSION> .
 docker push grafana/build-container:<VERSION>
 ```
+
+If you're running on a machine that has an ARM chip (Apple M1/M2, etc.), add `--platform linux/amd64` to the `docker build` command. It can take approximately four hours for an initial build to complete. Due to caching, subsequent builds take less time (~10 mins or so).