diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 2a3262d8a9481..fe6d2ac749502 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-10.8.0
+10.9.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 08e30c667006c..33111e2bade44 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:10.8.0
+FROM node:10.9.0
 LABEL maintainer="Automattic"
 
 WORKDIR    /calypso