diff --git a/scripts/prereq-check.sh b/scripts/prereq-check.sh
index e56d0a0910..4851f778ca 100755
--- a/scripts/prereq-check.sh
+++ b/scripts/prereq-check.sh
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ check_prereq()
 
 echo "Checking prerequisites"
 
-REQUIREDNODEVERSION=8.9.0
-REQUIREDNPMVERSION=5.6.0
+REQUIREDNODEVERSION=16.0.0
+REQUIREDNPMVERSION=7.10.0
 REQUIREDGOVERSION=1.14.0
 REQUIREDDOCKERVERSION=17.0