diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 6e888088a0..2438ae6fb8 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Builder
-FROM node:14-buster as builder
+FROM node:16-buster as builder
 
 # Support custom branches of the react-sdk and js-sdk. This also helps us build
 # images of element-web develop.