diff --git a/wrappers/nodejs/package.json b/wrappers/nodejs/package.json
index a75a3abd06..78f9335863 100644
--- a/wrappers/nodejs/package.json
+++ b/wrappers/nodejs/package.json
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "bindings": "^1.3.0",
     "nan": "^2.10.0",
-    "node-gyp": "^3.6.2"
+    "node-gyp": "^8.4.1"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "ava": "^0.25.0",