diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-grapes-smash.md b/.changeset/breezy-grapes-smash.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..43b7d732414f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-grapes-smash.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/adapter-vercel': patch
+---
+
+Support for Node.js 16
diff --git a/.changeset/tall-ties-juggle.md b/.changeset/tall-ties-juggle.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..9ba00a39f1a3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/tall-ties-juggle.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'@sveltejs/adapter-vercel': patch
+---
+
+The output of serverless now is ESM instead of CJS
diff --git a/packages/adapter-vercel/index.js b/packages/adapter-vercel/index.js
index f98c2c4b5137..e246c8891c23 100644
--- a/packages/adapter-vercel/index.js
+++ b/packages/adapter-vercel/index.js
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ export default function ({ external = [], edge, split } = {}) {
 				await v3(builder, external, edge, split);
 			} else {
 				if (edge || split) {
-					throw new Error('edge and split options can only be used with ENABLE_VC_BUILD');
+					throw new Error('`edge` and `split` options can only be used with ENABLE_VC_BUILD');
 				}
 
 				await v1(builder, external);
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ export default function ({ external = [], edge, split } = {}) {
  * @param {string[]} external
  */
 async function v1(builder, external) {
+	const node_version = get_node_version();
+
 	const dir = '.vercel_build_output';
 
 	const tmp = builder.getBuildDirectory('vercel-tmp');
@@ -139,13 +141,14 @@ async function v1(builder, external) {
 	await esbuild.build({
 		entryPoints: [`${tmp}/serverless.js`],
 		outfile: `${dirs.lambda}/index.js`,
-		target: 'node14',
+		target: `node${node_version.full}`,
 		bundle: true,
 		platform: 'node',
-		external
+		external,
+		format: 'esm'
 	});
 
-	writeFileSync(`${dirs.lambda}/package.json`, JSON.stringify({ type: 'commonjs' }));
+	writeFileSync(`${dirs.lambda}/package.json`, JSON.stringify({ type: 'module' }));
 
 	builder.log.minor('Copying assets...');
 
@@ -200,6 +203,8 @@ async function v1(builder, external) {
  * @param {boolean} split
  */
 async function v3(builder, external, edge, split) {
+	const node_version = get_node_version();
+
 	const dir = '.vercel/output';
 
 	const tmp = builder.getBuildDirectory('vercel-tmp');
@@ -263,23 +268,23 @@ async function v3(builder, external, edge, split) {
 		await esbuild.build({
 			entryPoints: [`${tmp}/serverless.js`],
 			outfile: `${dirs.functions}/${name}.func/index.js`,
-			target: 'node14',
+			target: `node${node_version.full}`,
 			bundle: true,
 			platform: 'node',
-			format: 'cjs',
+			format: 'esm',
 			external
 		});
 
 		write(
 			`${dirs.functions}/${name}.func/.vc-config.json`,
 			JSON.stringify({
-				runtime: 'nodejs14.x',
+				runtime: `nodejs${node_version.major}.x`,
 				handler: 'index.js',
 				launcherType: 'Nodejs'
 			})
 		);
 
-		write(`${dirs.functions}/${name}.func/package.json`, JSON.stringify({ type: 'commonjs' }));
+		write(`${dirs.functions}/${name}.func/package.json`, JSON.stringify({ type: 'module' }));
 
 		routes.push({ src: pattern, dest: `/${name}` });
 	}
@@ -308,7 +313,7 @@ async function v3(builder, external, edge, split) {
 		await esbuild.build({
 			entryPoints: [`${tmp}/edge.js`],
 			outfile: `${dirs.functions}/${name}.func/index.js`,
-			target: 'node14',
+			target: 'es2020', // TODO verify what the edge runtime supports
 			bundle: true,
 			platform: 'node',
 			format: 'esm',
@@ -385,3 +390,14 @@ function write(file, data) {
 
 	writeFileSync(file, data);
 }
+
+function get_node_version() {
+	const full = process.version.slice(1); // 'v16.5.0' --> '16.5.0'
+	const major = parseInt(full.split('.')[0]); // '16.5.0' --> 16
+
+	if (major < 14) {
+		throw new Error(`SvelteKit only support Node.js version 14 or greater (currently using v${full}). Consult the documentation: https://vercel.com/docs/runtimes#official-runtimes/node-js/node-js-version`)
+	}
+
+	return { major, full };
+}