diff --git a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-11.json b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-11.json
index b00bb5b2e..37bb5b36f 100644
--- a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-11.json
+++ b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-11.json
@@ -329,7 +329,7 @@
         "default": "1.17"
     },
     "node": {
-        "default": "16",
+        "default": "18",
         "nvm_versions": [
             "14",
             "16",
diff --git a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-12.json b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-12.json
index dd5bdb9da..6dffb791e 100644
--- a/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-12.json
+++ b/images/macos/toolsets/toolset-12.json
@@ -297,7 +297,7 @@
         "default": "1.17"
     },
     "node": {
-        "default": "16",
+        "default": "18",
         "nvm_versions": [
             "14",
             "16",