diff --git a/cypress/Dockerfile b/cypress/Dockerfile
index 3e0486ca7108cbaa6bc5ed9c5e1dd62da96968cd..2094f89329fbc8182e7fe6e1d294bd0731b95afb 100644
--- a/cypress/Dockerfile
+++ b/cypress/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # inspired by https://github.com/cypress-io/cypress-docker-images and extended to support java 17, bullseye
-FROM node:16-bullseye
+FROM node:18-bullseye
 
 RUN apt-get update && \
   apt-get install --no-install-recommends -y \