diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index a5d7098ca..3f0aafe4f 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ### Notable enhancements and fixes
 
+* Windows build:
+  * The bundled `node.exe` was upgraded from v12 to v16.
 * Improvements to login session management:
   * `express_sid` cookies and `sessionstorage:*` database records are no longer
     created unless `requireAuthentication` is `true` (or a plugin causes them to
diff --git a/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh b/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
index d1ac74e45..ee977958d 100755
--- a/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
+++ b/src/bin/buildForWindows.sh
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ try rm -rf node_modules
 try mv node_modules_resolved node_modules
 
 log "download windows node..."
-try wget "https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-erbium/win-x86/node.exe" -O node.exe
+try wget "https://nodejs.org/dist/latest-v16.x/win-x86/node.exe" -O node.exe
 
 log "create the zip..."
 try zip -9 -r "${OUTPUT}" ./*