diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index a469e0cec00ca..6be0273c6c10e 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ FROM	debian:wheezy
 MAINTAINER Automattic
 
 WORKDIR /calypso
+ENV NODE_VERSION v0.12.8
 
 RUN     mkdir -p /tmp
 COPY    ./env-config.sh /tmp/
@@ -13,12 +14,12 @@ RUN     apt-get -y update && apt-get -y install \
           python \
           make \
           build-essential
-RUN     wget https://nodejs.org/dist/v0.12.6/node-v0.12.6-linux-x64.tar.gz && \
-          tar -zxf node-v0.12.6-linux-x64.tar.gz -C /usr/local && \
-          ln -sf node-v0.12.6-linux-x64 /usr/local/node && \
+RUN     wget https://nodejs.org/dist/${NODE_VERSION}/node-${NODE_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz && \
+          tar -zxf node-${NODE_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz -C /usr/local && \
+          ln -sf node-${NODE_VERSION}-linux-x64 /usr/local/node && \
           ln -sf /usr/local/node/bin/npm /usr/local/bin/ && \
           ln -sf /usr/local/node/bin/node /usr/local/bin/ && \
-          rm node-v0.12.6-linux-x64.tar.gz
+          rm node-${NODE_VERSION}-linux-x64.tar.gz
 
 ENV     NODE_PATH /calypso/server:/calypso/shared