diff --git a/services/docstore/.nvmrc b/services/docstore/.nvmrc
index 5ab50cd8e9..d9f880069d 100644
--- a/services/docstore/.nvmrc
+++ b/services/docstore/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-14.18.3
+16.14.2
diff --git a/services/docstore/Dockerfile b/services/docstore/Dockerfile
index 6c29b4dd62..dca56dff24 100644
--- a/services/docstore/Dockerfile
+++ b/services/docstore/Dockerfile
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Instead run bin/update_build_scripts from
 # https://github.com/sharelatex/sharelatex-dev-environment
 
-FROM gcr.io/overleaf-ops/node:14.18.3 as base
+FROM node:16.14.2 as base
 
 WORKDIR /overleaf/services/docstore
 
diff --git a/services/docstore/Makefile b/services/docstore/Makefile
index bb7db64bee..246b4b5101 100644
--- a/services/docstore/Makefile
+++ b/services/docstore/Makefile
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ HERE=$(shell pwd)
 MONOREPO=$(shell cd ../../ && pwd)
 # Run the linting commands in the scope of the monorepo.
 # Eslint and prettier (plus some configs) are on the root.
-RUN_LINTING = docker run --rm -v $(MONOREPO):$(MONOREPO) -w $(HERE) gcr.io/overleaf-ops/node:14.18.3 npm run --silent
+RUN_LINTING = docker run --rm -v $(MONOREPO):$(MONOREPO) -w $(HERE) node:16.14.2 npm run --silent
 
 format:
 	$(RUN_LINTING) format
diff --git a/services/docstore/buildscript.txt b/services/docstore/buildscript.txt
index 88370c48ab..85c0e4bc07 100644
--- a/services/docstore/buildscript.txt
+++ b/services/docstore/buildscript.txt
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@ docstore
 --docker-repos=gcr.io/overleaf-ops
 --env-add=
 --env-pass-through=
---node-image=gcr.io/overleaf-ops/node
---node-version=14.18.3
+--node-version=16.14.2
 --public-repo=True
 --script-version=4.1.0
diff --git a/services/docstore/docker-compose.yml b/services/docstore/docker-compose.yml
index 0d8493ab3a..877f233885 100644
--- a/services/docstore/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/services/docstore/docker-compose.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ version: "2.3"
 
 services:
   test_unit:
-    image: gcr.io/overleaf-ops/node:14.18.3
+    image: node:16.14.2
     volumes:
       - .:/overleaf/services/docstore
       - ../../node_modules:/overleaf/node_modules
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ services:
     user: node
 
   test_acceptance:
-    image: gcr.io/overleaf-ops/node:14.18.3
+    image: node:16.14.2
     volumes:
       - .:/overleaf/services/docstore
       - ../../node_modules:/overleaf/node_modules