diff --git a/.kokoro/release/publish.cfg b/.kokoro/release/publish.cfg
index 019cc24a5..85aa13842 100644
--- a/.kokoro/release/publish.cfg
+++ b/.kokoro/release/publish.cfg
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ build_file: "nodejs-storage/.kokoro/trampoline_v2.sh"
 # Configure the docker image for kokoro-trampoline.
 env_vars: {
     key: "TRAMPOLINE_IMAGE"
-    value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/node:14-user"
+    value: "gcr.io/cloud-devrel-kokoro-resources/node:18-user"
 }
 
 env_vars: {
diff --git a/.kokoro/system-test.sh b/.kokoro/system-test.sh
index e219954ae..6b69337ef 100755
--- a/.kokoro/system-test.sh
+++ b/.kokoro/system-test.sh
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ npm run system-test
 
 # codecov combines coverage across integration and unit tests. Include
 # the logic below for any environment you wish to collect coverage for:
-COVERAGE_NODE=14
+COVERAGE_NODE=18
 if npx check-node-version@3.3.0 --silent --node $COVERAGE_NODE; then
   NYC_BIN=./node_modules/nyc/bin/nyc.js
   if [ -f "$NYC_BIN" ]; then