diff --git a/scripts/_common.sh b/scripts/_common.sh
index 413e868..8c279b3 100644
--- a/scripts/_common.sh
+++ b/scripts/_common.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 # dependencies used by the app (must be on a single line)
 pkg_dependencies="locales git python3 python3-dev python3-pip python3-selenium libffi-dev libxml2-dev libxslt-dev libyaml-dev libtiff-dev libjpeg-dev libopenjp2-7-dev zlib1g-dev libfreetype6-dev libwebp-dev build-essential gcc g++ wget unzip mupdf-tools libnss3-tools python3-nss virtualenv postgresql"
 
-nodejs_version=16
+nodejs_version=18
 
 #=================================================
 # PERSONAL HELPERS