diff --git a/build.gradle.kts b/build.gradle.kts
index 3eecc7e2..63c56855 100644
--- a/build.gradle.kts
+++ b/build.gradle.kts
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@
  */
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinCompile
 import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.dsl.KotlinJvmCompile
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootExtension
+import org.jetbrains.kotlin.gradle.targets.js.nodejs.NodeJsRootPlugin
 
 plugins {
   kotlin("multiplatform") apply false
@@ -61,6 +63,10 @@ subprojects {
   }
 }
 
+plugins.withType(NodeJsRootPlugin::class.java) {
+  the<NodeJsRootExtension>().nodeVersion = "16.14.2"
+}
+
 if (System.getenv("CHROME_BIN") == null) {
   gradle.taskGraph.beforeTask {
     if (name in setOf("jsTest", "jsBrowserTest", "browserTest")) {