diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-gyp.yml b/.github/workflows/node-gyp.yml
index 2b02e848..77c4f15b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node-gyp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-gyp.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
           path: node-gyp
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version: 16.x
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
         with:
           python-version: ${{ matrix.python }}