diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index cbe239c7425c5..1036ea5d8e891 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ version: 2.1
 #        ORBS
 # -------------------------
 orbs:
-  nx: nrwl/nx@1.1.3
+  nx: nrwl/nx@1.4.0
 
 # -------------------------
 #        DEFAULTS
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ executors:
   linux:
     <<: *defaults
     docker:
-      - image: cimg/node:16.13-browsers
+      - image: cimg/node:lts-browsers
 
   macos:
     <<: *defaults
diff --git a/docs/shared/monorepo-ci-circle-ci.md b/docs/shared/monorepo-ci-circle-ci.md
index db67e6cef0f26..10a3b335e8be5 100644
--- a/docs/shared/monorepo-ci-circle-ci.md
+++ b/docs/shared/monorepo-ci-circle-ci.md
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Below is an example of a Circle CI setup for an Nx workspace only building and t
 ```yaml
 version: 2.1
 orbs:
-  nx: nrwl/nx@1.2.0
+  nx: nrwl/nx@1.4.0
 jobs:
   main:
     steps: