diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index aee923ba4..dbda77b5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -110,6 +110,6 @@ jobs:
         run: pip install -r requirements.txt
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: "16"
+          node-version: "18"
       - name: Bare Metal ${{ matrix.script.name }}
         run: sh tests/test_bare.sh ${{ matrix.script.args }}
diff --git a/docs/developing-locally.rst b/docs/developing-locally.rst
index b8655a84c..b79033aaa 100644
--- a/docs/developing-locally.rst
+++ b/docs/developing-locally.rst
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ Sass Compilation & Live Reloading
 
 If you've opted for Gulp or Webpack as front-end pipeline, the project comes configured with `Sass`_ compilation and `live reloading`_. As you change you Sass/JS source files, the task runner will automatically rebuild the corresponding CSS and JS assets and reload them in your browser without refreshing the page.
 
-#. Make sure that `Node.js`_ v16 is installed on your machine.
+#. Make sure that `Node.js`_ v18 is installed on your machine.
 #. In the project root, install the JS dependencies with::
 
     $ npm install
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
index 8062fa689..707ed0c9d 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:16-bullseye-slim
+FROM node:18-bullseye-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app
 
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
index 33222c524..4c8695a57 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/production/django/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {% if cookiecutter.frontend_pipeline in ['Gulp', 'Webpack'] -%}
-FROM node:16-bullseye-slim as client-builder
+FROM node:18-bullseye-slim as client-builder
 
 ARG APP_HOME=/app
 WORKDIR ${APP_HOME}
diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
index 90ac63763..a04cf41f5 100644
--- a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
+++ b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/package.json
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
     "webpack-merge": "^5.8.0"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "16"
+    "node": "18"
   },
   "browserslist": [
     "last 2 versions"