diff --git a/tests/base/node/verify b/tests/base/node/verify
index cfb35b40..015b848a 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 v14
+node --version | grep v16
 
 which npm
 npm --version