diff --git a/misc/install.sh b/misc/install.sh
index 82ddfb698..1945e5bd7 100755
--- a/misc/install.sh
+++ b/misc/install.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 { # this ensures the entire script is downloaded before execution
 
-ENIGMA_NODE_VERSION=${ENIGMA_NODE_VERSION:=14}
+ENIGMA_NODE_VERSION=${ENIGMA_NODE_VERSION:=18}
 ENIGMA_BRANCH=${ENIGMA_BRANCH:=master}
 ENIGMA_INSTALL_DIR=${ENIGMA_INSTALL_DIR:=$HOME/enigma-bbs}
 ENIGMA_SOURCE=${ENIGMA_SOURCE:=https://github.com/NuSkooler/enigma-bbs.git}