diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bdcffa4..4c32dbe 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-FROM node:6-alpine
+FROM node:carbon-alpine
 LABEL maintainer "Tim Brust <tim.brust@sinnerschrader.com>"
 
-ENV REFRESHED_AT 2017-10-26
+ENV REFRESHED_AT 2017-11-02
 
 RUN apk add --no-cache git
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4d0f6af..9f2f324 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # Node.js with Git Dockerfile
 
-A minimal Dockerfile based on Node.js 6 LTS (Boron) branch (alpine) with Git installed.
+A minimal Dockerfile based on Node.js 8 LTS (Carbon) alpine with Git installed.
 
 ## What's included
 
-* Node.js 6
-* npm 3
+* Node.js 8
+* npm 5
 * yarn
 * Git