diff --git a/.github/workflows/dhis2-preview-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/dhis2-preview-pr.yml
index 22150d6f4..1f8990eb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dhis2-preview-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dhis2-preview-pr.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 12.x
+                  node-version: 16.x
 
             - uses: c-hive/gha-yarn-cache@v1
             - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
diff --git a/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml b/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
index 6447e5998..75c1ec104 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dhis2-verify-app.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 12.x
+                  node-version: 14.x
 
             - uses: actions/cache@v2
               id: yarn-cache # use this to check for `cache-hit` (`steps.yarn-cache.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'`)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 12.x
+                  node-version: 14.x
 
             - uses: actions/cache@v2
               id: yarn-cache
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 12.x
+                  node-version: 16.x
 
             - uses: actions/cache@v2
               id: yarn-cache
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 12.x
+                  node-version: 14.x
 
             - uses: actions/cache@v2
               id: yarn-cache
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ jobs:
     #
     #            - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
     #              with:
-    #                  node-version: 12.x
+    #                  node-version: 14.x
     #
     #            - uses: actions/cache@v2
     #              id: yarn-cache
@@ -161,7 +161,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 12.x
+                  node-version: 14.x
 
             - uses: actions/download-artifact@v2
               with:
@@ -185,7 +185,7 @@ jobs:
 
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 12.x
+                  node-version: 14.x
 
             - name: Publish release to GitHub
               run: npx @dhis2/cli-utils release