diff --git a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
index 389cb4858..eb6f27c49 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/osrm-backend.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
     - run: cmake --version
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: 16
+        node-version: 18
     - run: node --version
     - run: npm --version
     - name: Prepare environment
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Use Node.js
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: 16
+        node-version: 18
     - name: Enable Node.js cache
       uses: actions/cache@v3
       with:
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ jobs:
         include:
           - name: gcc-9-debug-cov
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Debug
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: gcc-9-debug-asan-ubsan
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Debug
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: clang-6.0-debug
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Debug
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: clang-15.0-debug-clang-tidy
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Debug
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: conan-linux-debug-asan-ubsan
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: conan-linux-release
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: gcc-12-release
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: gcc-11-release
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: gcc-10-release
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: gcc-9-release
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: gcc-9-conan-release-i686
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ jobs:
 
           - name: gcc-8-release
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 16
+            node: 18
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TOOLS: ON
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ jobs:
           - name: conan-linux-release-node
             build_node_package: true
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 18
+            node: 20
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
             CCOMPILER: clang-6.0
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ jobs:
           - name: conan-linux-debug-node
             build_node_package: true
             continue-on-error: false
-            node: 18
+            node: 20
             runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
             BUILD_TYPE: Debug
             CCOMPILER: clang-6.0
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ jobs:
           - name: conan-macos-x64-release-node
             build_node_package: true
             continue-on-error: true
-            node: 18
+            node: 20
             runs-on: macos-11
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
             CCOMPILER: clang
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ jobs:
           - name: conan-macos-arm64-release-node
             build_node_package: true
             continue-on-error: true
-            node: 18
+            node: 20
             runs-on: macos-11
             BUILD_TYPE: Release
             CCOMPILER: clang
@@ -547,16 +547,6 @@ jobs:
         ./src/benchmarks/rtree-bench ../test/data/monaco.osrm.ramIndex ../test/data/monaco.osrm.fileIndex ../test/data/monaco.osrm.nbg_nodes
         popd
 
-    - name: Use Node 16
-      if: ${{ matrix.NODE_PACKAGE_TESTS_ONLY == 'ON' && matrix.ENABLE_APPLE_SILICON != 'ON' }}
-      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
-      with:
-        node-version: 16
-    - name: Run Node package tests on Node 16
-      if: ${{ matrix.NODE_PACKAGE_TESTS_ONLY == 'ON' && matrix.ENABLE_APPLE_SILICON != 'ON' }}
-      run: |
-        node --version
-        npm run nodejs-tests
     - name: Use Node 18
       if: ${{ matrix.NODE_PACKAGE_TESTS_ONLY == 'ON' && matrix.ENABLE_APPLE_SILICON != 'ON' }}
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -567,6 +557,16 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         node --version
         npm run nodejs-tests
+    - name: Use Node 20
+      if: ${{ matrix.NODE_PACKAGE_TESTS_ONLY == 'ON' && matrix.ENABLE_APPLE_SILICON != 'ON' }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version: 20
+    - name: Run Node package tests on Node 20
+      if: ${{ matrix.NODE_PACKAGE_TESTS_ONLY == 'ON' && matrix.ENABLE_APPLE_SILICON != 'ON' }}
+      run: |
+        node --version
+        npm run nodejs-tests
     - name: Use Node latest
       if: ${{ matrix.NODE_PACKAGE_TESTS_ONLY == 'ON' && matrix.ENABLE_APPLE_SILICON != 'ON' }}
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3