diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d69d9ef..3f38d9b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -73,6 +73,6 @@
   },
   "enginesStrict": true,
   "engines": {
-    "node": "10.2.1 10.4"
+    "node": "10.2.1 10.4 10.6"
   }
 }
diff --git a/usr/share/install_helper.sh b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
index c66971e..1635ca3 100644
--- a/usr/share/install_helper.sh
+++ b/usr/share/install_helper.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ my_tmp="$(mktemp -d -t telebit.XXXXXXXX)"
 
 echo "Installing $my_name to 'TELEBIT_PATH=$TELEBIT_REAL_PATH'"
 # v10.2+ has much needed networking fixes, but breaks ursa. v9.x has severe networking bugs. v8.x has working ursa, but requires tls workarounds"
-NODEJS_VER="${NODEJS_VER:-v10.2}"
+NODEJS_VER="${NODEJS_VER:-v10.6}"
 export NODEJS_VER
 export NODE_PATH="$TELEBIT_TMP/lib/node_modules"
 export NPM_CONFIG_PREFIX="$TELEBIT_TMP"