diff --git a/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile b/{{cookiecutter.project_slug}}/compose/local/node/Dockerfile
index 8062fa689fb..052f41b8d6d 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:20-bullseye-slim
 
 WORKDIR /app