diff --git a/development/nodejs/README b/development/nodejs/README
index 2049774cf3..f89ae30fcb 100644
--- a/development/nodejs/README
+++ b/development/nodejs/README
@@ -3,12 +3,3 @@ Node.js is a JavaScript runtime built on Chrome's V8 JavaScript engine.
 Node.js uses an event-driven, non-blocking I/O model that makes it
 lightweight and efficient. Node.js' package ecosystem, npm, is the
 largest ecosystem of open source libraries in the world.
-
-WARNING: nodejs will conflict with node.
-
-Either install the node package, or nodejs (recommended) from SBo,
-but not both. Both packages include npm.
-
-nodejs is based off of iojs, you should test your project with nodejs
-before switching from the node package. Due to significant breaking
-changes, you may need to update your project to be compatible.
diff --git a/development/nodejs/nodejs.SlackBuild b/development/nodejs/nodejs.SlackBuild
index f7876fa0b8..4c291c1f4b 100644
--- a/development/nodejs/nodejs.SlackBuild
+++ b/development/nodejs/nodejs.SlackBuild
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 
 PRGNAM=nodejs
 SRCNAM=node
-VERSION=${VERSION:-6.12.2}
+VERSION=${VERSION:-8.9.4}
 BUILD=${BUILD:-1}
 TAG=${TAG:-_SBo}
 
diff --git a/development/nodejs/nodejs.info b/development/nodejs/nodejs.info
index e5a1ef5c58..ce84c9fe64 100644
--- a/development/nodejs/nodejs.info
+++ b/development/nodejs/nodejs.info
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 PRGNAM="nodejs"
-VERSION="6.12.2"
+VERSION="8.9.4"
 HOMEPAGE="https://nodejs.org/"
-DOWNLOAD="https://nodejs.org/dist/v6.12.2/node-v6.12.2.tar.xz"
-MD5SUM="955aa1536f41989323f4b8f3db033aeb"
+DOWNLOAD="https://nodejs.org/dist/v8.9.4/node-v8.9.4.tar.xz"
+MD5SUM="631ed102fe58c13cf63bc92a68cf4759"
 DOWNLOAD_x86_64=""
 MD5SUM_x86_64=""
 REQUIRES=""