diff --git a/rosti.tmpl.sh b/rosti.tmpl.sh
index 6fafcdf..6e97071 100755
--- a/rosti.tmpl.sh
+++ b/rosti.tmpl.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # DEFAULT VERSIONS
 VERSION_PYTHON=3.11.1
 VERSION_PHP=8.2.0
-VERSION_NODE=16.14.2
+VERSION_NODE=18.12.1
 VERSION_RUBY=3.2.0
 VERSION_DENO=1.29.1