diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 22e180062..88af80deb 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 {
-  "lerna": "2.11.0",
   "version": "independent",
   "command.publish.config": {
     "ignore": ["*.md"]
   },
-  "commands": {
+  "command": {
     "bootstrap": {
       "ignore": ["ignite-core", "electrode-ignite", "generator-electrode"]
     }
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7cd460b0a..ad05a4e91 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
   "devDependencies": {
     "bluebird": "^3.5.0",
     "fynpo": "^0.1.31",
-    "lerna": "^2.0.0",
+    "lerna": "^3.22.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.10",
     "semver": "^5.3.0",
     "xclap": "^0.2.18",
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
     "url": "https://github.com/electrode-io/electrode.git"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">= 6",
-    "npm": ">= 3"
+    "node": ">= 10",
+    "npm": ">= 6"
   },
   "private": true,
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
diff --git a/tools/update-changelog.js b/tools/update-changelog.js
index 63272f74e..a2eeee18b 100644
--- a/tools/update-changelog.js
+++ b/tools/update-changelog.js
@@ -63,7 +63,23 @@ const removeNpmScope = name => {
   return name;
 };
 
-const processLernaUpdated = output => {
+const processLerna2Updated = output => {
+  /*
+lerna info version 2.11.0
+lerna info versioning independent
+lerna info Checking for updated packages...
+lerna info Comparing with rel-v8-20201202.
+lerna info Checking for prereleased packages...
+lerna info result
+- electrode-react-webapp
+- subapp-server
+- @xarc/app-dev
+- @xarc/index-page
+- @xarc/jsx-renderer
+- @xarc/render-context
+- @xarc/tag-renderer
+  */
+
   // search for last commit that's Publish using lerna
   const lernaInfo = output.stderr.split("\n");
   const tagSig = "Comparing with";
@@ -88,6 +104,51 @@ const processLernaUpdated = output => {
   return { tag, packages };
 };
 
+const processLerna3Updated = output => {
+  /*
+lerna notice cli v3.22.1
+lerna info versioning independent
+lerna info Looking for changed packages since rel-v8-20201202
+electrode-react-webapp
+subapp-server
+@xarc/app-dev
+@xarc/index-page
+@xarc/jsx-renderer
+@xarc/render-context
+@xarc/tag-renderer
+lerna success found 7 packages ready to publish
+*/
+
+  // search for last commit that's Publish using lerna
+  const lernaInfo = output.stderr.split("\n");
+  const tagSig = "Looking for changed packages since";
+  let tagIndex;
+  let tagLine = lernaInfo
+    .find(x => {
+      tagIndex = x.indexOf(tagSig);
+      return tagIndex >= 0;
+    })
+    .trim();
+
+  if (tagLine.endsWith(".")) {
+    tagLine = tagLine.substr(0, tagLine.length - 1);
+  }
+
+  assert(tagLine, "Can't find last publish tag from lerna");
+  const tag = tagLine.substr(tagIndex + tagSig.length).trim();
+  const packages = output.stdout.split("\n").filter(x => x.trim().length > 0);
+
+  if (packages.length > 0) {
+    console.log(
+      `detected from lerna: since tag '${tag}', these packages changed: ${packages.join(" ")}`
+    );
+  } else {
+    console.log(`no packages changed since tag '${tag}'`);
+  }
+
+  return { tag, packages };
+};
+
 const listGitCommits = updated => {
   const tag = updated.tag;
   return xsh
@@ -375,7 +436,7 @@ const commitChangeLogFile = clean => {
 
 xsh
   .exec(true, `lerna updated`)
-  .then(processLernaUpdated)
+  .then(processLerna3Updated)
   .then(listGitCommits)
   .then(collateCommitsPackages)
   .then(determinePackageVersions)