diff --git a/bench/patches/patches.txt b/bench/patches/patches.txt
index 66d36b87..440b9f3b 100644
--- a/bench/patches/patches.txt
+++ b/bench/patches/patches.txt
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
 bench.patches.v3.deprecate_old_config
 bench.patches.v3.celery_to_rq
 bench.patches.v3.redis_bind_ip
+bench.patches.v4.update_node
diff --git a/bench/patches/v4/__init__.py b/bench/patches/v4/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e69de29b
diff --git a/bench/patches/v4/update_node.py b/bench/patches/v4/update_node.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e39e72ab
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bench/patches/v4/update_node.py
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+import click, subprocess, sys
+from semantic_version import Version
+
+def execute(bench_path):
+    expected_node_ver = Version('5.0.0')
+
+    result = subprocess.check_output(['node', '-v'])
+    node_ver = Version(result.rstrip('\n').lstrip('v'))
+
+    if node_ver < expected_node_ver:
+        click.echo('\nPlease update node version to 5.x before running the "bench update"\n\n')
+        sys.exit(1)
diff --git a/playbooks/develop/centos.yml b/playbooks/develop/centos.yml
index 6b2158b6..357b9947 100644
--- a/playbooks/develop/centos.yml
+++ b/playbooks/develop/centos.yml
@@ -19,8 +19,6 @@
     with_items:
       # basic installs
       - redis
-      - nodejs
-      - npm
 
       # for mariadb
       - mysql-devel
@@ -45,6 +43,22 @@
     become: yes
     become_user: root
 
+  - name: Add repo nodejs 5
+    yum:
+      name: https://rpm.nodesource.com/pub_5.x/el/7/x86_64/nodesource-release-el7-1.noarch.rpm
+      state: present
+      update_cache: yes
+    become: yes
+    become_user: root
+
+  - name: Install nodejs v5
+    yum: name={{ item }} state=present
+    with_items:
+      - nodejs
+      - npm
+    become: yes
+    become_user: root
+
   # install MariaDB
   - include: includes/mariadb_centos.yml
 
diff --git a/playbooks/develop/ubuntu.yml b/playbooks/develop/ubuntu.yml
index c930062f..6ca2572f 100644
--- a/playbooks/develop/ubuntu.yml
+++ b/playbooks/develop/ubuntu.yml
@@ -16,8 +16,6 @@
       # basic installs
       - build-essential
       - redis-server
-      - nodejs
-      - npm
 
       # for mariadb
       - software-properties-common
@@ -59,6 +57,21 @@
     become: yes
     become_user: root
 
+  - name: Add nodejs v5 repo
+    shell: 'curl -sL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_5.x'
+    args:
+      executable: /bin/bash
+    become: yes
+    become_user: root
+
+  - name: Update and Install Node v5
+    apt: name={{ item }} state=present update_cache=yes force=yes
+    with_items:
+      - nodejs
+      - npm
+    become: yes
+    become_user: root
+
   # install MariaDB
   - include: includes/mariadb_ubuntu.yml