diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index b98f3a11c50d6dfa55e32b9317fb9c49f74e18e2..75754bf99eaa2e80787e3f3e799d85e885c5551d 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ FROM debian:jessie
 
 RUN groupadd -r node -g 1000 && useradd -m -g node -u 1000 node
 
-ENV NODE_VERSION 8.4.0
+ENV NODE_VERSION 12.16.1
 ENV GOSU_VERSION 1.10
 
 # default values for Meteor environment variables