diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index fcd3934..5618424 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: "GitHub Slug Action"
 description: "GitHub Action to expose slug value of environment variables inside your GitHub workflow"
 author: 'rlespinasse'
 runs:
-  using: 'node12'
+  using: 'node16'
   main: 'dist/index.js'
 branding:
   icon: "minimize"