diff --git a/services/API-service/Dockerfile b/services/API-service/Dockerfile
index 4d768d90c..c7b3d716c 100644
--- a/services/API-service/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/API-service/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:17-alpine
+FROM node:18-alpine
 
 RUN apk update && apk add python3 make g++ git