diff --git a/aws-node-scheduled-cron/serverless.yml b/aws-node-scheduled-cron/serverless.yml
index 05747f0a2..9267fe4f6 100644
--- a/aws-node-scheduled-cron/serverless.yml
+++ b/aws-node-scheduled-cron/serverless.yml
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ service: scheduled-cron-example
 
 provider:
   name: aws
-  runtime: nodejs8.10
+  runtime: nodejs12.x
 
 functions:
   cron: