diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 57088571..690be7e9 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ workflows:
 jobs:
   build:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/node:12-buster
+      - image: circleci/node:16.13-bullseye
     steps:
       - run:
           name: Install Git Large File Storage (LFS)
@@ -526,7 +526,7 @@ jobs:
             ./scripts/launchpad/stop.sh
   docs-build:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/node:12-buster
+      - image: circleci/node:16.13-bullseye
     steps:
       - run:
           name: Install Git Large File Storage (LFS)
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ jobs:
           paths: docs_deployment
   docs-deploy:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/node:12-buster
+      - image: circleci/node:16.13-bullseye
     steps:
       - attach_workspace:
           at: .
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ jobs:
           command: npx gh-pages@3.0.0 --message "Update docs [skip ci]" --dist docs_deployment --user "CI deployment <ci@cosmwasm.com>" --repo "git@github.com:cosmos/cosmjs.git"
   lint:
     docker:
-      - image: circleci/node:12-buster
+      - image: circleci/node:16.13-bullseye
     steps:
       - run:
           name: Install Git Large File Storage (LFS)