diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index eeddb37441..04d426d091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       # Create a matrix of Node versions to test against (in parallel)
       matrix:
-        node-version: [12.x, 14.x]
+        node-version: [14.x, 16.x]
       # Do NOT exit immediately if one matrix job fails
       fail-fast: false
     # These are the actual CI steps to perform per job
@@ -82,11 +82,11 @@ jobs:
         run: yarn run test:headless
 
       # NOTE: Angular CLI only supports code coverage for specs. See https://github.com/angular/angular-cli/issues/6286
-      # Upload coverage reports to Codecov (for Node v12 only)
+      # Upload coverage reports to Codecov (for one version of Node only)
       # https://github.com/codecov/codecov-action
       - name: Upload coverage to Codecov.io
         uses: codecov/codecov-action@v2
-        if: matrix.node-version == '12.x'
+        if: matrix.node-version == '16.x'
 
       # Using docker-compose start backend using CI configuration
       # and load assetstore from a cached copy
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 0e26d9e492..cef95a45fa 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ https://wiki.lyrasis.org/display/DSDOC7x/Installing+DSpace
 Quick start
 -----------
 
-**Ensure you're running [Node](https://nodejs.org) `v12.x`, `v14.x` or `v16.x`, [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) >= `v5.x` and [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com) == `v1.x`**
+**Ensure you're running [Node](https://nodejs.org) `v14.x` or `v16.x`, [npm](https://www.npmjs.com/) >= `v5.x` and [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com) == `v1.x`**
 
 ```bash
 # clone the repo
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ Requirements
 ------------
 
 -	[Node.js](https://nodejs.org) and [yarn](https://yarnpkg.com)
--	Ensure you're running node `v12.x`, `v14.x` or `v16.x` and yarn == `v1.x`
+-	Ensure you're running node `v14.x` or `v16.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.