diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 147f516db9de9..ac536d0fddeae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 16
 
       - name: Update apt repositories
         if: matrix.target == 'aarch64-unknown-linux-gnu' || matrix.target == 'arm-unknown-linux-gnueabihf'