Update developer docs for upgrading Node.js (#96422)

elastic · Apr 8, 2021 · 5d54e29 · 5d54e29
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@@ -14,10 +14,14 @@ Theses files must be updated when upgrading Node.js:
   - {kib-repo}blob/{branch}/.node-version[`.node-version`]
   - {kib-repo}blob/{branch}/.nvmrc[`.nvmrc`]
   - {kib-repo}blob/{branch}/package.json[`package.json`] - The version is specified in the `engines.node` field.
+  - {kib-repo}blob/{branch}/WORKSPACE.bazel[`WORKSPACE.bazel`] - The version is specified in the `node_version` property.
+    Besides this property, the list of files under `node_repositories` must be updated along with their respective SHA256 hashes.
+    These can be found on the https://nodejs.org[nodejs.org] website.
+    Example for Node.js v14.16.1: https://nodejs.org/dist/v14.16.1/SHASUMS256.txt.asc
 
-See PR {kib-repo}pull/86593[#86593] for an example of how the Node.js version has been upgraded previously.
+See PR {kib-repo}pull/96382[#96382] for an example of how the Node.js version has been upgraded previously.
 
-In the 6.8 branch, the `.ci/Dockerfile` file does not exist, so when upgrading Node.js in that branch, just skip that file.
+In the 6.8 branch, neither the `.ci/Dockerfile` file nor the `WORKSPACE.bazel` file exists, so when upgrading Node.js in that branch, just skip those files.
 
 === Backporting