diff --git a/roles/appsmith/defaults/main.yml b/roles/appsmith/defaults/main.yml
index 6c7512e..fc82d7e 100644
--- a/roles/appsmith/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/roles/appsmith/defaults/main.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,8 @@ appsmith_archive_url: https://github.com/appsmithorg/appsmith/archive/v{{ appsmi
 # sha1sum of the archive
 appsmith_archive_sha1: 67afc6178b2dea86071b728544c6733cb04bede4
 
+# Version to node.js
+appsmith_node_version: 16.14.0
 # Root directory where appsmith will be installed
 appsmith_root_dir: /opt/appsmith
 # Should ansible handle upgrades (True) or only initial install (False)
diff --git a/roles/appsmith/tasks/install.yml b/roles/appsmith/tasks/install.yml
index a33bd59..a72e91e 100644
--- a/roles/appsmith/tasks/install.yml
+++ b/roles/appsmith/tasks/install.yml
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@
   tags: appsmith
 
 - name: Install node specific version
-  command: n 14.15.4
+  command: n "{{ appsmith_node_version }}"
   tags: appsmith
 
 - name: Move old NodeJS
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@
         dest: "{{ appsmith_root_dir }}/tmp"
         checksum: sha1:{{ appsmith_archive_sha1 }}
 
+
     - name: Extract appsmith archive
       unarchive:
         src: "{{ appsmith_root_dir }}/tmp/appsmith-{{ appsmith_version }}.tar.gz"