diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e2c3e6f..b0ff362 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up node
         uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: '16'
+          node-version: '20'
           check-latest: true
       - name: Build vue components
         run: |
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up node
         uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
-          node-version: '16'
+          node-version: '20'
           check-latest: true
       - name: Run unit tests
         run: |
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index bcee2c1..67e145b 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v16.18
+v20.18.0
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 9a07315..d928e53 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:16 AS ui-build
+FROM node:20.18.0 AS ui-build
 
 WORKDIR /build
 
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ RUN chmod -R g=u /build/dist
 #
 # build node app in the next stage
 # 
-FROM node:16.18-alpine
+FROM node:20.18.0-alpine
 
 LABEL maintainer="ming luo"
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index b80ac63..b1cc03b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ The admin console is a VueJS application that runs in a browser. It also include
 
 To install the Pulsar Admin Console:
 
-1. Ensure [node](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) version 16.15 or higher is installed.
+1. Ensure [node](https://nodejs.org/en/download/) version 20.18 or higher is installed.
 
 2. Download the latest release tarball from the [release page](https://github.com/datastax/pulsar-admin-console/releases).
 
@@ -145,9 +145,9 @@ The [DataStax Pulsar Helm Chart](https://github.com/datastax/pulsar-helm-chart)
 Use these versions of node and npm:
 ```
 $ npm -v
-6.14.15
+10.8.0
 $ node -v
-v14.18.3
+v20.18.0
 ```
 
 In order to easily manage your node and npm versions across developer machines, we use [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm). We set the node version in the [.nvmrc](./.nvmrc) file. In order to set up your environment, open a shell, change to the project directory, and run the following:
@@ -163,10 +163,10 @@ When upgrading versions of node, we should make sure to use LTS versions. You ca
 nvm list
 ```
 
-Then, pick which `lts/` version to use. Currently, we use `fermium`, so you can run the following:
+Then, pick which `lts/` version to use. Currently, we use `iron`, so you can run the following:
 
 ```shell
-nvm install lts/fermium
+nvm install lts/iron
 ```
 
 When upgrading node versions, make sure to update the [Dockerfile](./Dockerfile), the [.nvmrc](./.nvmrc) file, and the CI scripts (i.e. [.github/](./github/)).
diff --git a/dashboard/package.json b/dashboard/package.json
index d0fb830..e479ffd 100644
--- a/dashboard/package.json
+++ b/dashboard/package.json
@@ -97,8 +97,8 @@
     "moment": "^2.29.4"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^16.15.1",
-    "npm": "^8.11.0"
+    "node": "^20.18.0",
+    "npm": "^10.8.0"
   },
   "gitHooks": {
     "pre-commit": "lint-staged"
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index d1d5e77..96a690e 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@
   "description": "backend of dashboard",
   "main": "server.js",
   "engines": {
-    "node": "^16.15.1",
-    "npm": "^8.11.0"
+    "node": "^20.18.0",
+    "npm": "^10.8.0"
   },
   "scripts": {
     "serve": "node server.js",