diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index e3586f3..93e1232 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ description: 'Bump version, tag commit and generates changelog with conventional
 author: 'Tycho Bokdam'
 
 runs:
-  using: 'node12'
+  using: 'node16'
   main: 'src/index.js'
 
 branding: