diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_and_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/release_and_publish.yml
index da6d303a..57570db4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_and_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_and_publish.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ jobs:
           prerelease: false
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 12
+          node-version: 16
       - name: Install yarn
         run: npm install -g yarn
       - name: Publish package