diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 84f0c2f20edc..f37d051c0e12 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ RUN pip install -r requirements/edx/base-minus-local.txt
 # Must be done after Python requirements, since nodeenv is installed
 # via pip.
 # The node environment is already 'activated' because its .../bin was put on $PATH.
-RUN nodeenv /edx/app/edxapp/nodeenv --node=12.11.1 --prebuilt
+RUN nodeenv /edx/app/edxapp/nodeenv --node=16.14.0 --prebuilt
 RUN npm install -g npm@8.5.x
 COPY package.json package.json
 COPY package-lock.json package-lock.json