diff --git a/specs/nodejs/template/tsconfig.json b/specs/nodejs/template/tsconfig.json
index 56f4f6a..c027276 100644
--- a/specs/nodejs/template/tsconfig.json
+++ b/specs/nodejs/template/tsconfig.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   // Visit https://aka.ms/tsconfig to read more about this file.
   "compilerOptions": {
-    "target": "es2015",
+    "target": "es2016",
     "module": "commonjs",
     "strict": true,
     "esModuleInterop": true,