diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yml b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
index ec1f7d7b8..ffd71dfdd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: ["12", "13", "14", "15", "16"]
+        node-version: ["12", "13", "14", "15", "16.8"]
         os: [ubuntu-latest]
         edgedb-version: ["stable"]