diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc778a31e..2f9d5367c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ See: http://nodejs.org
 
 ```dockerfile
 # specify the node base image with your desired version node:<version>
-FROM node:16
+FROM node:22
 # replace this with your application's default port
 EXPOSE 8888
 ```
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ complete `Dockerfile`. In such cases, you can run a Node.js script by using the
 Node.js Docker image directly:
 
 ```console
-$ docker run -it --rm --name my-running-script -v "$PWD":/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app node:8 node your-daemon-or-script.js
+$ docker run -it --rm --name my-running-script -v "$PWD":/usr/src/app -w /usr/src/app node:22 node your-daemon-or-script.js
 ```
 
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