--- a/tools/lint/eslint.lint
+++ b/tools/lint/eslint.lint
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ environment variable, and then at your l
 eslint and needed plugins with:
 
 mach eslint --setup
 
 and try again.
 """.strip()
 
 NODE_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE = """
-nodejs v4.2.3 is either not installed or is installed to a non-standard path.
+nodejs v6.9.1 is either not installed or is installed to a non-standard path.
 Please install nodejs from https://nodejs.org and try again.
 
 Valid installation paths:
 """.strip()
 
 NPM_NOT_FOUND_MESSAGE = """
 Node Package Manager (npm) is either not installed or installed to a
 non-standard path. Please install npm from https://nodejs.org (it comes as an
@@ -259,18 +259,18 @@ def get_eslint_module_path():
 
 def lint(paths, binary=None, fix=None, setup=None, **lintargs):
     """Run eslint."""
     global project_root
     project_root = lintargs['root']
 
     module_path = get_eslint_module_path()
 
-    # eslint requires at least node 4.2.3
-    node_path = get_node_or_npm_path("node", LooseVersion("4.2.3"))
+    # eslint requires at least node 6.9.1
+    node_path = get_node_or_npm_path("node", LooseVersion("6.9.1"))
     if not node_path:
         return 1
 
     if setup:
         return eslint_setup()
 
     npm_path = get_node_or_npm_path("npm")
     if not npm_path: