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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ If you'd prefer to set up all the components manually, read on. These instructio
 Setting up the Wagtail codebase
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-Install `Node.js <https://nodejs.org/>`_, version 14.
+Install `Node.js <https://nodejs.org/>`_, version 16.
 You can also use Node version manager (nvm) since Wagtail supplies a ``.nvmrc`` file in the root of the project with the minimum required Node version - see nvm's `installation instructions <https://github.com/creationix/nvm>`_.
 
 You will also need to install the **libjpeg** and **zlib** libraries, if you haven't done so already - see Pillow's `platform-specific installation instructions <https://pillow.readthedocs.org/en/latest/installation.html#external-libraries>`_.