diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index e0c3a7059ecf503f13155545cc750e3781dd514a..bbc4412a02b49e85b018a88277be5d660e487c3b 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ test_opam_test:
 
 # automating version numbering
 release:
-  image: node:19-buster-slim
+  image: node:20-buster-slim
   stage: release
   before_script:
     - apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends git-core ca-certificates