diff --git a/INSTALL.md b/INSTALL.md
index edd137bf9d..1e4c96b084 100644
--- a/INSTALL.md
+++ b/INSTALL.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ Compiling Greenbone Security Assistant GUI
 ------------------------------------------
 
 Prerequisites for using the GUI:
-* node.js >= 6.0
+* node.js >= 8.0
 * Either yarn or npm. yarn is faster and more reliable, but younger.
 
 On Debian Stretch node.js is too old. Follow these steps for a
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ $ echo "deb https://dl.yarnpkg.com/debian/ stable main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sour
 ```
 ```sh
 $ curl --silent --show-error https://deb.nodesource.com/gpgkey/nodesource.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
-$ echo "deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_6.x jessie main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
+$ echo "deb https://deb.nodesource.com/node_8.x stretch main" | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/nodesource.list
 ```
 
 ```sh
@@ -115,12 +115,6 @@ $ sudo apt-get update
 $ sudo apt-get install nodejs yarn
 ```
 
-When using npm you might need to install the additional nodejs legacy symlink.
-
-```sh
-$ sudo apt-get install nodejs-legacy
-```
-
 Developing Greenbone Security Assistant GUI
 -------------------------------------------
 
diff --git a/gsa/CMakeLists.txt b/gsa/CMakeLists.txt
index 6bc19406e5..7b02288218 100644
--- a/gsa/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/gsa/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@
 # along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software
 # Foundation, Inc., 51 Franklin St, Fifth Floor, Boston, MA 02110-1301 USA.
 
-find_package (Node 6.0 REQUIRED)
+find_package (Node 8.0 REQUIRED)
 find_package (Yarn QUIET)
 
 set (GSA_BUILD_DIR ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/build)
diff --git a/gsa/package.json b/gsa/package.json
index 5f9708edf1..3bbf150ab8 100644
--- a/gsa/package.json
+++ b/gsa/package.json
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@
   "author": "Björn Ricks <bjoern.ricks@greenbone.net>",
   "license": "GPL-2.0+",
   "main": "src/index.js",
+  "engines": {
+    "node" : ">=8.0"
+  },
   "eslintConfig": {
     "extends": "react-app"
   },