diff --git a/inventory/group_vars/all.yml b/inventory/group_vars/all.yml
index c04988e1d..7d46766c5 100644
--- a/inventory/group_vars/all.yml
+++ b/inventory/group_vars/all.yml
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ debezium_version: "0.10.0.Final"
 # Yarn/node variables
 npm_prefix: "/usr/local/lib/npm"
 
-node_version: 14.x # use the last LTS version
+node_version: 18.x # use the latest LTS version
 yarn_version: 1.22.19 # use the last stable version
 
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