diff --git a/images/win/toolsets/toolset-2019.json b/images/win/toolsets/toolset-2019.json
index 58797cf7..62baee08 100644
--- a/images/win/toolsets/toolset-2019.json
+++ b/images/win/toolsets/toolset-2019.json
@@ -476,7 +476,7 @@
         ]
     },
     "node": {
-        "default": "16"
+        "default": "18"
     },
     "mysql": {
         "version": "5.7"
diff --git a/images/win/toolsets/toolset-2022.json b/images/win/toolsets/toolset-2022.json
index d623766b..bf05a09a 100644
--- a/images/win/toolsets/toolset-2022.json
+++ b/images/win/toolsets/toolset-2022.json
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@
         ]
     },
     "node": {
-        "default": "16"
+        "default": "18"
     },
     "mysql": {
         "version": "8.0"