diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
index 572745a2..07a27ade 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Set Node.js 12.x
+      - name: Set Node.js 16.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 12.x
+          node-version: 16.x
           cache: npm
 
       - name: Install dependencies
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index ac861a15..8d17ab0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 12
+          node-version: 16
           cache: npm
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run style:check
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8c212864..4f80de73 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 14
+          node-version: 16
       - run: npm ci
       # or one-off:
       - run: npm install execa