diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index 4d5f303..06ebbfb 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 
 ruby_version="3.0.0"
 
-nodejs_version="16"
+nodejs_version="18"
 
 libjemalloc="$(ldconfig -p | grep libjemalloc | awk 'END {print $NF}')"