diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 3c032078..b6a7d89c 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18
+16
diff --git a/renovate.json5 b/renovate.json5
index 2f6cb7e5..5a9ca822 100644
--- a/renovate.json5
+++ b/renovate.json5
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
 {
   extends: ['github>valora-inc/renovate-config:default.json5'],
+  // ignore node, which is forced to v16
+  ignoreDeps: ['node'],
 }