diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 063fc02..9abaea3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ jobs:
   # Test validation for semantic-release
   semantic-release:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/node:12
+      - image: circleci/node:16
     steps:
       - checkout
       - run: sudo npm install -g semantic-release@17.0.4 @semantic-release/exec@5.0.0