diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 8697f3c2a..e83c343f9 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@
 Pynecone requires the following to get started:
 
 -   Python 3.7+
--   [Node.js 16.6.0+](https://nodejs.org/en/) (Don't worry, you won’t have to write any JavaScript!)
+-   [Node.js 16.8.0+](https://nodejs.org/en/) (Don't worry, you won’t have to write any JavaScript!)
 
 ```
 pip install pynecone
diff --git a/pynecone/constants.py b/pynecone/constants.py
index 04b9c701f..c916eed6d 100644
--- a/pynecone/constants.py
+++ b/pynecone/constants.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ MODULE_NAME = "pynecone"
 # The current version of Pynecone.
 VERSION = pkg_resources.get_distribution(MODULE_NAME).version
 # Minimum version of Node.js required to run Pynecone.
-MIN_NODE_VERSION = "16.6.0"
+MIN_NODE_VERSION = "16.8.0"
 
 # Valid bun versions.
 MIN_BUN_VERSION = "0.5.9"