diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 9ce591326..96198fc97 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
 
 ### Compatibility changes
 
+* Node.js v12.17.0 or later is now required.
 * The default login session expiration (applicable if `requireAuthentication` is
   `true`) changed from never to 10 days after the user leaves.
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e0c110b3f..d9851ada7 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Etherpad is extremely flexible providing you the means to modify it to solve wha
 # Installation
 
 ## Requirements
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) >= **12.13.0**.
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/) >= **12.17.0**.
 
 ## GNU/Linux and other UNIX-like systems
 
diff --git a/doc/plugins.md b/doc/plugins.md
index cc7c867d5..acfa069b8 100644
--- a/doc/plugins.md
+++ b/doc/plugins.md
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ publish your plugin.
   "author": "USERNAME (REAL NAME) <MAIL@EXAMPLE.COM>",
   "contributors": [],
   "dependencies": {"MODULE": "0.3.20"},
-  "engines": {"node": ">=12.13.0"}
+  "engines": {"node": ">=12.17.0"}
 }
 ```
 
diff --git a/src/bin/doc/package.json b/src/bin/doc/package.json
index c17020ea6..68e299fec 100644
--- a/src/bin/doc/package.json
+++ b/src/bin/doc/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "description": "Internal tool for generating Node.js API docs",
   "version": "0.0.0",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=12.13.0"
+    "node": ">=12.17.0"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "marked": "^2.0.0"
diff --git a/src/bin/plugins/checkPlugin.js b/src/bin/plugins/checkPlugin.js
index 82e29df94..c80bc0872 100755
--- a/src/bin/plugins/checkPlugin.js
+++ b/src/bin/plugins/checkPlugin.js
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ if (autoPush) {
     });
 
     await updateDeps(parsedPackageJSON, 'engines', {
-      node: '>=12.13.0',
+      node: '>=12.17.0',
     });
 
     if (parsedPackageJSON.eslintConfig == null) parsedPackageJSON.eslintConfig = {};
diff --git a/src/node/server.js b/src/node/server.js
index 6d1351520..ae6cacb44 100755
--- a/src/node/server.js
+++ b/src/node/server.js
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@ if (settings.dumpOnUncleanExit) {
  * any modules that require newer versions of NodeJS
  */
 const NodeVersion = require('./utils/NodeVersion');
-NodeVersion.enforceMinNodeVersion('12.13.0');
-NodeVersion.checkDeprecationStatus('12.13.0', '1.8.14');
+NodeVersion.enforceMinNodeVersion('12.17.0');
+NodeVersion.checkDeprecationStatus('12.17.0', '1.9.0');
 
 const UpdateCheck = require('./utils/UpdateCheck');
 const db = require('./db/DB');
diff --git a/src/package.json b/src/package.json
index f13eb3a88..939387034 100644
--- a/src/package.json
+++ b/src/package.json
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@
     "root": true
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=12.13.0",
+    "node": ">=12.17.0",
     "npm": ">=5.5.1"
   },
   "repository": {