diff --git a/azure-pipelines.yml b/azure-pipelines.yml
index a482669c8..e2e8a9cdc 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines.yml
@@ -78,6 +78,8 @@ stages:
           vmImage: ubuntu-latest
         steps:
           - task: UseNode@1
+            inputs:
+              version: '12.x'
           - task: UsePythonVersion@0
             inputs:
               versionSpec: '3.8'