diff --git a/History.md b/History.md
index f148b27c1b..0f2276dd4d 100644
--- a/History.md
+++ b/History.md
@@ -2,7 +2,9 @@
 
 ## v1.6.0.1, 2017-12-08
 
-* Node has been upgraded to version 8.9.2.
+* Node has been upgraded to version
+  [8.9.3](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/release/v8.9.3/), an important
+  [security release](https://nodejs.org/en/blog/vulnerability/december-2017-security-releases/).
 
 * The `npm` package has ben upgraded to version 5.5.1.
 
diff --git a/scripts/build-dev-bundle-common.sh b/scripts/build-dev-bundle-common.sh
index e8623ece18..920f3b5afb 100644
--- a/scripts/build-dev-bundle-common.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-dev-bundle-common.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -u
 
 UNAME=$(uname)
 ARCH=$(uname -m)
-NODE_VERSION=8.9.2
+NODE_VERSION=8.9.3
 MONGO_VERSION_64BIT=3.2.15
 MONGO_VERSION_32BIT=3.2.15
 NPM_VERSION=5.5.1