diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index ceafbf7..1171861 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ RUN apt-get update -y && \
 # Install NodeJS
 
 # renovate: datasource=github-tags depName=nodejs/node extractVersion=^v(?<version>.*)$
-ENV NODE_VERSION=20.17.0
+ENV NODE_VERSION=20.18.0
 
 # Install NodeJS
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0cb12b1..23d760c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ The following example shows the container used for a deployment step which shows
 
 | Tag        | Description                                     | Base Image                                 | .NET SDK | NodeJS  | Git              | Git LFS | Size                                                                                                                                         |
 |------------|-------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|----------|---------|------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| 6-unstable | Latest unstable release (from `develop` branch) | swissgrc/azure-pipelines-openjdk:17.0.12.0 | 6.0.425  | 20.17.0 | 2.39.5-0+deb12u1 | 3.5.1   | ![Docker Image Size (tag)](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/swissgrc/azure-pipelines-sonarscannermsbuild/6-unstable?style=flat-square) |
+| 6-unstable | Latest unstable release (from `develop` branch) | swissgrc/azure-pipelines-openjdk:17.0.12.0 | 6.0.425  | 20.18.0 | 2.39.5-0+deb12u1 | 3.5.1   | ![Docker Image Size (tag)](https://img.shields.io/docker/image-size/swissgrc/azure-pipelines-sonarscannermsbuild/6-unstable?style=flat-square) |
 
 ### Configuration