diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 009ab1e2..ceb88c74 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ version: 2.1
 
 docker_defaults: &docker_defaults
   docker:
-    - image: circleci/node:12.14.0
+    - image: cimg/node:16.17.0
 
 commands:
   prep_env:
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 65d83ce5..2a4e4ab8 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-12.14.0
+16.17.0