diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 0495f51fc2..fb17a43575 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       # Create a matrix of Node versions to test against (in parallel)
       matrix:
-        node-version: [10.x, 12.x]
+        node-version: [12.x, 14.x]
       # Do NOT exit immediately if one matrix job fails
       fail-fast: false
     # These are the actual CI steps to perform per job
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9a7bdbbbdb..ec8956033c 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ You can find additional information on the DSpace 7 Angular UI on the [wiki](htt
 Quick start
 -----------
 
-**Ensure you're running [Node](https://nodejs.org) `v10.x` or `v12.x`, [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) >= `v5.x` and [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com) >= `v1.x`**
+**Ensure you're running [Node](https://nodejs.org) `v12.x` or `v14.x`, [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) >= `v5.x` and [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com) >= `v1.x`**
 
 ```bash
 # clone the repo
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ Requirements
 ------------
 
 -	[Node.js](https://nodejs.org) and [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com)
--	Ensure you're running node `v10.x` or `v12.x` and yarn >= `v1.x`
+-	Ensure you're running node `v12.x` or `v14.x` and yarn >= `v1.x`
 
 If you have [`nvm`](https://github.com/creationix/nvm#install-script) or [`nvm-windows`](https://github.com/coreybutler/nvm-windows) installed, which is highly recommended, you can run `nvm install --lts && nvm use` to install and start using the latest Node LTS.
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d92afb4a40..90ac7db0d9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,13 +23,12 @@
     "build": "ng build",
     "build:prod": "yarn run build:ssr",
     "build:ssr": "yarn run build:client-and-server-bundles && yarn run compile:server",
-    "ng-high-memory": "node --max_old_space_size=8192 node_modules/@angular/cli/bin/ng",
-    "build:client-and-server-bundles": "npm run ng-high-memory -- build --prod && npm run ng-high-memory -- run dspace-angular:server:production --bundleDependencies true",
+    "build:client-and-server-bundles": "ng build --prod && ng run dspace-angular:server:production --bundleDependencies true",
     "test:watch": "npm-run-all --parallel config:test:watch test",
-    "test": "npm run ng-high-memory -- test --sourceMap=true --watch=true",
-    "test:headless": "npm run ng-high-memory -- test --watch=false --sourceMap=true --browsers=ChromeHeadless --code-coverage",
+    "test": "ng test --sourceMap=true --watch=true",
+    "test:headless": "ng test --watch=false --sourceMap=true --browsers=ChromeHeadless --code-coverage",
     "lint": "ng lint",
-    "lint-fix": "npm run ng-high-memory -- lint --fix=true",
+    "lint-fix": "ng lint --fix=true",
     "e2e": "ng e2e",
     "e2e:ci": "ng e2e --protractor-config=./e2e/protractor-ci.conf.js",
     "compile:server": "webpack --config webpack.server.config.js --progress --color",