diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
index 8351c1939..b6a7d89c6 100644
--- a/.node-version
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -1 +1 @@
-14
+16
diff --git a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
index c12ff3020..0474de614 100644
--- a/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/docs/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ for [VS
 Code](https://github.com/Microsoft/vscode/wiki/How-to-Contribute#prerequisites).
 Here is what is needed:
 
-- `node` v14.x
+- `node` v16.x
 - `git` v2.x or greater
 - [`git-lfs`](https://git-lfs.github.com)
 - [`yarn`](https://classic.yarnpkg.com/en/)
diff --git a/test/unit/node/update.test.ts b/test/unit/node/update.test.ts
index 9aa6f75d7..d315e977c 100644
--- a/test/unit/node/update.test.ts
+++ b/test/unit/node/update.test.ts
@@ -131,7 +131,8 @@ describe("update", () => {
 
     await expect(settings().read()).resolves.toEqual({ update })
     expect(isNaN(update.checked)).toEqual(false)
-    expect(update.checked < Date.now() && update.checked >= now).toEqual(true)
+    expect(update.checked).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(now)
+    expect(update.checked).toBeLessThanOrEqual(Date.now())
     expect(update.version).toStrictEqual("2.1.0")
     expect(spy).toEqual(["/latest"])
   })
@@ -145,7 +146,7 @@ describe("update", () => {
 
     await expect(settings().read()).resolves.toEqual({ update })
     expect(isNaN(update.checked)).toStrictEqual(false)
-    expect(update.checked).toBeLessThan(now)
+    expect(update.checked).toBeLessThanOrEqual(now)
     expect(update.version).toStrictEqual("2.1.0")
     expect(spy).toEqual([])
   })
@@ -160,7 +161,7 @@ describe("update", () => {
     await expect(settings().read()).resolves.toEqual({ update })
     expect(isNaN(update.checked)).toStrictEqual(false)
     expect(update.checked).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(now)
-    expect(update.checked).toBeLessThan(Date.now())
+    expect(update.checked).toBeLessThanOrEqual(Date.now())
     expect(update.version).toStrictEqual("4.1.1")
     expect(spy).toStrictEqual(["/latest"])
   })
@@ -206,7 +207,7 @@ describe("update", () => {
     let update = await provider.getUpdate(true)
     expect(isNaN(update.checked)).toStrictEqual(false)
     expect(update.checked).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(now)
-    expect(update.checked).toBeLessThan(Date.now())
+    expect(update.checked).toBeLessThanOrEqual(Date.now())
     expect(update.version).toStrictEqual("unknown")
 
     provider = new UpdateProvider("http://probably.invalid.dev.localhost/latest", settings())
@@ -214,7 +215,7 @@ describe("update", () => {
     update = await provider.getUpdate(true)
     expect(isNaN(update.checked)).toStrictEqual(false)
     expect(update.checked).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(now)
-    expect(update.checked).toBeLessThan(Date.now())
+    expect(update.checked).toBeLessThanOrEqual(Date.now())
     expect(update.version).toStrictEqual("unknown")
   })