diff --git a/appveyor.yml b/appveyor.yml
index 0b341ddceb..4eb81a6bf6 100644
--- a/appveyor.yml
+++ b/appveyor.yml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ branches:
     - dev-build-test
 
 environment:
-  nodejs_version: "6"
+  nodejs_version: "8"
 
   matrix:
   - COMPONENT_NAME: ng2-components-activiti