diff --git a/dependencies.sh b/dependencies.sh
index d6386a54b44..4adbf82d34e 100644
--- a/dependencies.sh
+++ b/dependencies.sh
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ export BYOND_MINOR=1557 #SKYRAT EDIT CHANGE - Compiler failure due to insufficen
 export RUST_G_VERSION=0.5.0
 
 #node version
-export NODE_VERSION=12
-export NODE_VERSION_PRECISE=12.22.4
+export NODE_VERSION=16
+export NODE_VERSION_PRECISE=16.13.1
 
 # SpacemanDMM git tag
 export SPACEMAN_DMM_VERSION=suite-1.7.1
diff --git a/tgui/.yarnrc.yml b/tgui/.yarnrc.yml
index 11371e4e665..53846c71f31 100644
--- a/tgui/.yarnrc.yml
+++ b/tgui/.yarnrc.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,8 @@ plugins:
   - path: .yarn/plugins/@yarnpkg/plugin-interactive-tools.cjs
     spec: "@yarnpkg/plugin-interactive-tools"
 
+pnpEnableEsmLoader: false
+
 preferAggregateCacheInfo: true
 
 preferInteractive: true
diff --git a/tgui/README.md b/tgui/README.md
index f6883b6d2e2..7364eb6622a 100644
--- a/tgui/README.md
+++ b/tgui/README.md
@@ -29,7 +29,8 @@ If you are using the tooling provided in this repo, everything is included! Feel
 
 However, if you want finer control over the installation or build process, you will need these:
 
-- [Node v12.20+](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
+- [Node v16.13+](https://nodejs.org/en/download/)
+  - **LTS** release is recommended instead of latest
   - **DO NOT install Chocolatey if Node installer asks you to!**
 - [Yarn v1.22.4+](https://yarnpkg.com/getting-started/install)
   - You only need to run `npm install -g yarn`.