diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-scanning.yml b/.github/workflows/code-scanning.yml
index 546dd43f5..b858e9ecb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-scanning.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-scanning.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ concurrency:
   cancel-in-progress: true
 env:
 # this version used for running various tools
-  tool_node_version: "14.x"
+  tool_node_version: "16.x"
   tool_ruby_version: "2.7.8"
 jobs:
   eslint:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 38e31fc9c..fdb1d4e58 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -18,5 +18,5 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-20.04]
         ruby: [2.7.8]
-        node: [14.x]
+        node: [16.x]
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/single-matrix-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/single-matrix-pr.yml
index f4bbc8dae..6dc011a5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/single-matrix-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/single-matrix-pr.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ on:
         type: string
 env:
 # this version used for running various tools
-  tool_node_version: "14.x"
+  tool_node_version: "16.x"
   tool_ruby_version: "2.7.8"
 jobs:
   changes:
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 49319ad46..b5794c5ec 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
-14.19.1
+16
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 10f451986..9b1764846 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ All new backend code and React components should be well tested.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- Node.js 14 (we require 14 because we want the full internationalization built-in)
+- Node.js 16 (we require 16 because we want the full internationalization built-in)
 - Yarn
 - PostgreSQL 12 (10 probably works)
 - Ruby 2.7
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ apt install curl -yy
 #### Node and Yarn install
 
 ```bash
-curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash -
+curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | bash -
 curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | apt-key add -
 echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
 apt update
diff --git a/docs/getting_started_wsl2.md b/docs/getting_started_wsl2.md
index 2310a32fd..0fd4de303 100644
--- a/docs/getting_started_wsl2.md
+++ b/docs/getting_started_wsl2.md
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ apt install curl -yy
 #### Node and Yarn install
 
 ```bash
-curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash -
+curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | bash -
 curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | apt-key add -
 echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list
 apt update
diff --git a/script/build/debian/node.sh b/script/build/debian/node.sh
index 7c1933de9..2efbcebdf 100755
--- a/script/build/debian/node.sh
+++ b/script/build/debian/node.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -e
-curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_14.x | bash -
+curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_16.x | bash -
 curl -sS https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/pubkey.gpg | apt-key add -
 echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/yarn.list