diff --git a/.github/workflows/linter.yml b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
index e131487506..e7d5b33933 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/linter.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linter.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
         path: '**/node_modules'
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
 
-    - name: Use Node.js 12.x
+    - name: Use Node.js 16.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v2-beta
       with:
-        node-version: 12.x
+        node-version: 16.x
 
     - name: composer install
       run: |
@@ -47,4 +47,4 @@ jobs:
 
     - name: Lint PHP
       run: |
-        BASE_REF=${{ github.base_ref }} php .github/bin/phpcs-branch.php 
+        BASE_REF=${{ github.base_ref }} php .github/bin/phpcs-branch.php
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index 9b47841b57..d5490801ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
         path: '**/node_modules'
         key: ${{ runner.os }}-modules-${{ hashFiles('**/yarn.lock') }}
 
-    - name: Use Node.js 12.x
+    - name: Use Node.js 16.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v2-beta
       with:
-        node-version: 12.x
+        node-version: 16.x
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       # We don't need to build, since jest can interpret the source files.