diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index dfc917af..58037d4f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -9,9 +9,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: "12.x"
+          node-version: 16
+          cache: npm
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
       - run: rm .gitignore # dist/ folder is ignored by default