diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 29d3fcd55..3876fd498 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
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+18.16.1
diff --git a/packages/create-react-microservice-scaffold/src/.nvmrc b/packages/create-react-microservice-scaffold/src/.nvmrc
index 29d3fcd55..3876fd498 100644
--- a/packages/create-react-microservice-scaffold/src/.nvmrc
+++ b/packages/create-react-microservice-scaffold/src/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-8.17.0
+18.16.1