diff --git a/.github/workflows/dev-forestgeo-livesite.yml b/.github/workflows/dev-forestgeo-livesite.yml
index 065e520a..a6b701b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/dev-forestgeo-livesite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/dev-forestgeo-livesite.yml
@@ -19,9 +19,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Set up Node.js version
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4.0.4
         with:
-          node-version: '18.x'
+          node-version: '20.x'
 
       - name: create env file (in frontend/ directory) -- development
         id: create-env-file-dev