diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7d286b2..d1ad68d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
           persist-credentials: false
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: '12.x'
+          node-version: '16.x'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
       - name: 'Automated Version Bump'