diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 45f086a..ddfe8e8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -13,8 +13,8 @@ Set up the latest version of [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) and [npm](https://www
 
 #### Variables
 
-* `nodejs_version` [default: `nodejs-v12x`]: Version to install (e.g. `nodejs-v17x`, `nodejs-v16x`, `nodejs-v15x`, `nodejs-v14x`, `nodejs-v13x`, `nodejs-v12x`, `nodejs-v10x`, `nodejs-v8x`, `nodejs-v7x`, `nodejs-v6x`, `nodejs-v5x`, `nodejs-v012`, `nodejs-v010`, `iojs-v3x`, `iojs-v2x`, `iojs-v1x`, or a specific version, e.g. `12.18.1`)
-* `nodejs_install` [default: `[build-essential]`]: Packages to install
+* `nodejs_version` [default: `nodejs-v16x`]: Version to install (e.g. `nodejs-v23x`, ..., `nodejs-v010`, `iojs-v3x`, `iojs-v2x`, `iojs-v1x`, or a specific version, e.g. `12.18.1`)
+* `nodejs_install` [default: `['build-essential']`]: Packages to install
 * `nodejs_npm_packages`: [default: `[]`]: Node.js packages to install (globally)
 * `nodejs_npm_packages.{n}.name`: [required]: The name of the package
 * `nodejs_npm_packages.{n}.version`: [optional]: The version of the package
diff --git a/defaults/main.yml b/defaults/main.yml
index 55dd8a4..d283616 100644
--- a/defaults/main.yml
+++ b/defaults/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # defaults file
 ---
-nodejs_version: 'nodejs-v12x'
+nodejs_version: 'nodejs-v16x'
 
 nodejs_install:
   # To compile and install native addons from npm you may also need to install build tools
diff --git a/vars/main.yml b/vars/main.yml
index 44f81a7..f95be76 100644
--- a/vars/main.yml
+++ b/vars/main.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,12 @@
 # vars file
 ---
 nodejs_version_map:
+  nodejs-v23x: '23.x'
+  nodejs-v22x: '22.x'
+  nodejs-v21x: '21.x'
+  nodejs-v20x: '20.x'
+  nodejs-v19x: '19.x'
+  nodejs-v18x: '18.x'
   nodejs-v17x: '17.x'
   nodejs-v16x: '16.x'
   nodejs-v15x: '15.x'