diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 4798c1166..512b46a78 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -1413,4 +1413,5 @@ workflows:
           name: t_ems_test_ext_colony
           project: colony
           binary_type: solcjs
+          nodejs_version: '14'
           resource_class: medium