diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 109225ef..b37ac984 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ jobs:
   # TODO: this should be doable with curl or python...
   docker-readme-push:
     docker:
-      - image: node:20.8.1-alpine
+      - image: node:21.1.0-alpine
     parameters:
       ident:
         type: string