diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 6b092efbf6e9dc889a0de297edb50a5f0c5408e9..5164f79bcfe5f0bc3edbfc0b40541e2e385282e3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ 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