diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 80b4a7f170..1883efed70 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ sudo: required
 dist: trusty
 
 node_js:
-  - 6
+  - 8
 
 addons:
   firefox: latest  # version 55.0 - 57.x have an issue with screenshots.
@@ -38,8 +38,9 @@ before_install:
   # Start xvfb with a specific resolution and pixel depth
   - "/sbin/start-stop-daemon --start --quiet --pidfile /tmp/custom_xvfb_99.pid --make-pidfile --background --exec /usr/bin/Xvfb -- :99 -ac -screen 0 1280x1024x24"
   - CACHE="${HOME}/cache" CMAKE_VERSION=3.5.0 CMAKE_SHORT_VERSION=3.5 source ./scripts/install_cmake.sh
+  - npm install -g npm@latest
+  - npm install -g node-pre-gyp
   - npm prune
-  - npm install -g npm
 
 before_script:
   - export DISPLAY=:99.0
diff --git a/docs/provisioning.rst b/docs/provisioning.rst
index 11f510aee1..acbbb879af 100644
--- a/docs/provisioning.rst
+++ b/docs/provisioning.rst
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ onward.  They assume a basic installation, as, for instance, from the
 
 Add nodejs to the sources so it can be installed ::
 
-    wget -qO- https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_6.x | sudo bash -
+    wget -qO- https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_8.x | sudo bash -
 
 Install required packages (you may want to also include cmake-curses-gui for
 convenience in configuring CMake options) ::