diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index d55c256eaecb1..1e787efe6e3ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build
         shell: bash
         run: |
-          yarn --ignore-engines --skip-integrity-check --network-timeout 100000
+          yarn --skip-integrity-check --network-timeout 100000
           ./scripts/check_git_status.sh
           yarn lint
           yarn build:examples
diff --git a/.gitpod.dockerfile b/.gitpod.dockerfile
index 5717cd0b6a5f5..b8701646a143e 100644
--- a/.gitpod.dockerfile
+++ b/.gitpod.dockerfile
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ RUN sudo apt-get update \
 
 ENV SHELL=/bin/bash
 
-ENV NODE_VERSION="12.14.1"
+ENV NODE_VERSION="14.19.0"
 RUN bash -c ". .nvm/nvm.sh \
     && nvm install $NODE_VERSION \
     && nvm use $NODE_VERSION \
diff --git a/doc/Developing.md b/doc/Developing.md
index ca9ee5115c517..2613713f37642 100644
--- a/doc/Developing.md
+++ b/doc/Developing.md
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ For Windows instructions [click here](#building-on-windows).
 
  - Node.js `>= 12.14.1`.
    - For now, **use** Node 12.
-   - Node 14 is supported, Node 16 _should_ work, but you might need to run `yarn --ignore-engines` to get around some arbitrary constraints.
+   - Node 14 is supported, Node 16 _should_ work.
    - If you are interested in Theia's VS Code Extension support then you should use a Node version at least compatible with the one included in the version of Electron used by [VS Code](https://github.com/microsoft/vscode).
  - [Yarn package manager](https://yarnpkg.com/en/docs/install)  `>= 1.7.0` **AND** `< 2.x.x`.
  - git (If you would like to use the Git-extension too, you will need to have git version 2.11.0 or higher.)
diff --git a/packages/git/package.json b/packages/git/package.json
index 8262d3197616e..720d4eb11a7fb 100644
--- a/packages/git/package.json
+++ b/packages/git/package.json
@@ -14,8 +14,8 @@
     "@types/diff": "^3.2.2",
     "@types/p-queue": "^2.3.1",
     "diff": "^3.4.0",
-    "dugite-extra": "0.1.14",
-    "find-git-exec": "^0.0.3",
+    "dugite-extra": "0.1.15",
+    "find-git-exec": "^0.0.4",
     "find-git-repositories": "^0.1.1",
     "moment": "2.24.0",
     "octicons": "^7.1.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index ecef29d665c73..3eaf85180ae06 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -4919,15 +4919,15 @@ drivelist@^9.0.2:
     nan "^2.14.0"
     prebuild-install "^5.2.4"
 
-dugite-extra@0.1.14:
-  version "0.1.14"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dugite-extra/-/dugite-extra-0.1.14.tgz#514c89b6c597bf8b748b4febd53382559a2a8fdd"
-  integrity sha512-apUiaj322iSSBx5X7/8Dg3GP6mDLl5y6RaeEWBpLUHfBKxQyTTVHG0YpzYCKe2ke1EbrSmreVNo1FwDnIb3qlw==
+dugite-extra@0.1.15:
+  version "0.1.15"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/dugite-extra/-/dugite-extra-0.1.15.tgz#322406b628ea5515c5c6fcd65e4d040543d6268a"
+  integrity sha512-beLmQcIXLA8aXqWQZF/ooECoZvYKpBywIFwgqAoYnV04NdWUXDtZ6mMcjQf5eAz5PjXGXAYSuQ31zkPL8J85+A==
   dependencies:
     byline "^5.0.0"
     dugite-no-gpl "1.69.0"
-    find-git-exec "^0.0.3"
-    upath "^1.0.0"
+    find-git-exec "^0.0.4"
+    upath "^2.0.1"
 
 dugite-no-gpl@1.69.0:
   version "1.69.0"
@@ -5700,10 +5700,10 @@ find-cache-dir@^3.2.0, find-cache-dir@^3.3.1:
     make-dir "^3.0.2"
     pkg-dir "^4.1.0"
 
-find-git-exec@^0.0.3:
-  version "0.0.3"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/find-git-exec/-/find-git-exec-0.0.3.tgz#4ce941859ebe7f359fb8e56aafd2acf3c955b52c"
-  integrity sha512-cGsuku5hwdOpToV6axI0fRCABuw1yozFtQv13pVK0j7BjILU8buDtHKmSrsZN340Sjj3Z42n8fcF1Xu4nRuBbA==
+find-git-exec@^0.0.4:
+  version "0.0.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/find-git-exec/-/find-git-exec-0.0.4.tgz#f1d0d35f93ad99bc81aacd357388d00ae902bc92"
+  integrity sha512-klzQwno+dpdeahtHhvZZ5Yn6K+zme1Aj+YJ4ZD+DywSLrQoyCywTrsubUZa1hHRehmfwBThoeKjS7fsaxhpfNA==
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "^10.14.22"
     "@types/which" "^1.3.2"
@@ -11207,7 +11207,7 @@ unzipper@^0.9.11:
     readable-stream "~2.3.6"
     setimmediate "~1.0.4"
 
-upath@^1.0.0, upath@^1.0.2:
+upath@^1.0.2:
   version "1.2.0"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/upath/-/upath-1.2.0.tgz#8f66dbcd55a883acdae4408af8b035a5044c1894"
   integrity sha512-aZwGpamFO61g3OlfT7OQCHqhGnW43ieH9WZeP7QxN/G/jS4jfqUkZxoryvJgVPEcrl5NL/ggHsSmLMHuH64Lhg==