diff --git a/build-plugins/src/main/groovy/com/cloudogu/scm/RunPlugin.groovy b/build-plugins/src/main/groovy/com/cloudogu/scm/RunPlugin.groovy
index 3185e4b853..eab0960dfd 100644
--- a/build-plugins/src/main/groovy/com/cloudogu/scm/RunPlugin.groovy
+++ b/build-plugins/src/main/groovy/com/cloudogu/scm/RunPlugin.groovy
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ class RunPlugin implements Plugin<Project> {
     project.plugins.apply("com.github.node-gradle.node")
     def nodeExt = NodeExtension.get(project)
     nodeExt.setDownload(true)
-    nodeExt.setVersion('14.15.1')
+    nodeExt.setVersion('16.13.0')
     nodeExt.setYarnVersion('1.22.15')
     nodeExt.setNodeModulesDir( project.rootProject.projectDir )
 
diff --git a/gradle/dependencies.gradle b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
index b7fbf3444f..b13ef0404f 100644
--- a/gradle/dependencies.gradle
+++ b/gradle/dependencies.gradle
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ ext {
   jerseyClientVersion = '1.19.4'
   micrometerVersion = '1.6.4'
 
-  nodeVersion = '14.15.1'
+  nodeVersion = '16.13.0'
   yarnVersion = '1.22.15'
 
   libraries = [