diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-cheetahs-kick.md b/.changeset/breezy-cheetahs-kick.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..50f627ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-cheetahs-kick.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'microbundle': patch
+---
+
+Bumps Node target to v12
diff --git a/src/index.js b/src/index.js
index de04f040..7faeb394 100644
--- a/src/index.js
+++ b/src/index.js
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ function createConfig(options, entry, format, writeMeta) {
 							defines,
 							modern,
 							compress: options.compress !== false,
-							targets: options.target === 'node' ? { node: '8' } : undefined,
+							targets: options.target === 'node' ? { node: '12' } : undefined,
 							pragma: options.jsx,
 							pragmaFrag: options.jsxFragment,
 							typescript: !!useTypescript,