diff --git a/bench/playbooks/roles/nodejs/defaults/main.yml b/bench/playbooks/roles/nodejs/defaults/main.yml
index f991faa1..a09f08cb 100644
--- a/bench/playbooks/roles/nodejs/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/bench/playbooks/roles/nodejs/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 ---
-node_version: 8
+node_version: 12
 ...
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