diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4a459f5..88c30ac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: 12
+          node-version: 16
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
       - name: Validate package-lock.json changes