diff --git a/lib/env.js b/lib/env.js
index 6519b46d2..9c6e97723 100644
--- a/lib/env.js
+++ b/lib/env.js
@@ -27,7 +27,9 @@ var deriveSandboxOrigin = function (unsafe, port) {
     return url.origin;
 };
 
+var RECOMMENDED_VERSION = [16, 14, 2];
 var isRecentVersion = function () {
+    var R = RECOMMENDED_VERSION;
     var V = process.version;
     if (typeof(V) !== 'string') { return false; }
     var parts = V.replace(/^v/, '').split('.').map(Number);
@@ -35,13 +37,13 @@ var isRecentVersion = function () {
     if (!parts.every(n => typeof(n) === 'number' && !isNaN(n))) {
         return false;
     }
-    if (parts[0] < 16) { return false; }
-    if (parts[0] > 16) { return true; }
+    if (parts[0] < R[0]) { return false; }
+    if (parts[0] > R[0]) { return true; }
 
     // v16
-    if (parts[1] < 14) { return false; }
-    if (parts[1] > 14) { return true; }
-    if (parts[2] >= 2) { return true; }
+    if (parts[1] < R[1]) { return false; }
+    if (parts[1] > R[1]) { return true; }
+    if (parts[2] >= R[2]) { return true; }
 
     return false;
 };