diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f583155..0d34b92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup .npmrc file to publish to npm
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
-          node-version: '12.x'
+          node-version: '16.x'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
       - name: Install modules
         run: npm install