diff --git a/scripts/create-release-tarball b/scripts/create-release-tarball
index 9c4435e78..c16ffe7e3 100755
--- a/scripts/create-release-tarball
+++ b/scripts/create-release-tarball
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ if ! $(cd "${SOURCE_DIR}/../dashboard" && git diff --exit-code >/dev/null); then
     exit 1
 fi
 
-if [[ "$(node --version)" != "v16.13.1" ]]; then
-    echo "This script requires node 16.13.1"
+if [[ "$(node --version)" != "v16.18.1" ]]; then
+    echo "This script requires node 16.18.1"
     exit 1
 fi
 
diff --git a/scripts/installer.sh b/scripts/installer.sh
index 549a5278f..f47ad8bfb 100755
--- a/scripts/installer.sh
+++ b/scripts/installer.sh
@@ -114,14 +114,14 @@ elif [[ "${ubuntu_version}" == "18.04" ]]; then
     fi
 fi
 
-readonly node_version=16.14.2
+readonly node_version=16.18.1
 if ! which node 2>/dev/null || [[ "$(node --version)" != "v${node_version}" ]]; then
     log "installing/updating node ${node_version}"
     mkdir -p /usr/local/node-${node_version}
     $curl -sL https://nodejs.org/dist/v${node_version}/node-v${node_version}-linux-x64.tar.gz | tar zxvf - --strip-components=1 -C /usr/local/node-${node_version}
     ln -sf /usr/local/node-${node_version}/bin/node /usr/bin/node
     ln -sf /usr/local/node-${node_version}/bin/npm /usr/bin/npm
-    rm -rf /usr/local/node-16.13.1
+    rm -rf /usr/local/node-16.14.2
 fi
 
 # note that rebuild requires the above node