diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
index 2b0aa21219df..22333f1ec56f 100644
--- a/.node-version
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.2.1
+8.9.3
diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 0d8157fd1e15..77a86da93bf0 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ branches:
 
 # https://www.appveyor.com/docs/lang/nodejs-iojs/
 environment:
-  # use latest version of Node 8 with NPM 6
-  nodejs_version: "8.2.1"
+  # use matching version of Node.js
+  nodejs_version: "8.9.3"
   # encode secure variables which will NOT be used
   # in pull requests
   # https://www.appveyor.com/docs/build-configuration/#secure-variables
diff --git a/circle.yml b/circle.yml
index 224377789cbd..b131e1c7b777 100644
--- a/circle.yml
+++ b/circle.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ executors:
   # the Docker image with Cypress dependencies and Chrome browser
   cy-doc:
     docker:
-      - image: cypress/browsers:chrome64
+      - image: cypress/browsers:node8.9.3-chrome73
     environment:
       PLATFORM: linux
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e054bd77a0d2..004ac370a40c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
   "description": "Cypress.io end to end testing tool",
   "private": true,
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=8.2.1"
+    "node": ">=8.9.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "prestart": "npm run check-deps-pre",
diff --git a/packages/electron/package.json b/packages/electron/package.json
index 230e2dfe4a28..4d8ff4844614 100644
--- a/packages/electron/package.json
+++ b/packages/electron/package.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "name": "@packages/electron",
   "version": "0.0.0",
-  "electronVersion": "1.8.2",
+  "electronVersion": "2.0.18",
   "private": true,
   "main": "index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/scripts/run-docker-local.sh b/scripts/run-docker-local.sh
index c84ffcf8983b..b94204839d2c 100755
--- a/scripts/run-docker-local.sh
+++ b/scripts/run-docker-local.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ set e+x
 
 echo "This script should be run from cypress's root"
 
-name=cypress/browsers:chrome64
+name=cypress/browsers:node8.9.3-chrome73
 echo "Pulling CI container $name"
 
 docker pull $name