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--- a/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.py-3.10.yml
+++ b/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.py-3.10.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
 - conda-forge
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 - python=3.10.*
-- nodejs=16
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--- a/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.py-3.7.yml
+++ b/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.py-3.7.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
 - conda-forge
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 - python=3.7.*
-- nodejs=16
+- nodejs=18
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--- a/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.py-3.8.yml
+++ b/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.py-3.8.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
 - conda-forge
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 - python=3.8.*
-- nodejs=16
+- nodejs=18
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 - ipywidgets==8.0.2
 - jupyter-offlinenotebook==0.2.2
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--- a/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.py-3.9.yml
+++ b/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.py-3.9.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ channels:
 - conda-forge
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 - python=3.9.*
-- nodejs=16
+- nodejs=18
 - pip
 - ipywidgets==8.0.2
 - jupyter-offlinenotebook==0.2.2
diff --git a/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.yml b/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.yml
index 68cc1b1e..3245f58c 100644
--- a/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.yml
+++ b/repo2docker/buildpacks/conda/environment.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ channels:
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-  - nodejs=16
+  - nodejs=18
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diff --git a/tests/base/node/verify b/tests/base/node/verify
index 7a4ba351..55542612 100755
--- a/tests/base/node/verify
+++ b/tests/base/node/verify
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -ex
 # check node system package and its version
 which node
 node --version
-node --version | grep v16
+node --version | grep v18
 
 which npm
 npm --version