diff --git a/.changeset/chilled-pigs-destroy.md b/.changeset/chilled-pigs-destroy.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..15e9cad18e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/chilled-pigs-destroy.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+'example-backend': patch
+---
+
+use node 14 for backend dockerfile
diff --git a/packages/backend/Dockerfile b/packages/backend/Dockerfile
index 1aa5a355cf..f1bc764fd0 100644
--- a/packages/backend/Dockerfile
+++ b/packages/backend/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-FROM node:12-buster
+FROM node:14-buster
 
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app