diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 5e1e5a5b..cc1425fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node: [ 10, 12, 14, 15]
+        node: [ 10, 12, 14, 15, 16]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
diff --git a/system-test/Dockerfile.node16-alpine b/system-test/Dockerfile.node16-alpine
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..e5db94a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/system-test/Dockerfile.node16-alpine
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+FROM golang:1.16-alpine as builder
+RUN apk add --no-cache git
+WORKDIR /root/
+RUN go get github.com/google/pprof
+
+
+FROM node:16-alpine
+
+ARG ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES
+
+RUN apk add --no-cache bash $ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES
+WORKDIR /root/
+COPY --from=builder /go/bin/pprof /bin
+RUN chmod a+x /bin/pprof
diff --git a/system-test/system_test.sh b/system-test/system_test.sh
index 93bb126f..2b82f10d 100755
--- a/system-test/system_test.sh
+++ b/system-test/system_test.sh
@@ -11,14 +11,14 @@ set -eox pipefail
 cd $(dirname $0)
 
 if [[ -z "$BINARY_HOST" ]]; then
-  ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES="python g++ make"
+  ADDITIONAL_PACKAGES="python3 g++ make"
 fi
 
 if [[ "$RUN_ONLY_V8_CANARY_TEST" == "true" ]]; then
   NVM_NODEJS_ORG_MIRROR="https://nodejs.org/download/v8-canary"
   NODE_VERSIONS=(node)
 else
-  NODE_VERSIONS=(10 12 14 15)
+  NODE_VERSIONS=(10 12 14 15 16)
 fi
 
 for i in ${NODE_VERSIONS[@]}; do
diff --git a/tools/build/build.sh b/tools/build/build.sh
index 407866ca..d448f6b5 100755
--- a/tools/build/build.sh
+++ b/tools/build/build.sh
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ mkdir -p "$ARTIFACTS_OUT"
 
 npm install --quiet
 
-for version in 10.0.0 12.0.0 14.0.0 15.0.0
+for version in 10.0.0 12.0.0 14.0.0 15.0.0 16.0.0
 do
   ./node_modules/.bin/node-pre-gyp configure rebuild package \
       --target=$version --target_arch="x64"