diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index 6d34e83..c2e32bf 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ name: 'codespell problem matcher'
 author: 'Peter Newman'
 description: 'Shows codespell errors as annotation (with file and code line) in GitHub Actions'
 runs:
-  using: 'node12'
+  using: 'node16'
   main: 'index.js'
 branding:
   icon: 'search'