diff --git a/cmd/config/example.go b/cmd/config/example.go
index 16a4c13e8..68cc384de 100644
--- a/cmd/config/example.go
+++ b/cmd/config/example.go
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ func commandExample(cCtx *cli.Context) error { //nolint:funlen,maintidx
 		},
 		Functions: &model.ConfigFunctions{
 			Node: &model.ConfigFunctionsNode{
-				Version: ptr(int(16)),
+				Version: ptr(int(18)),
 			},
 		},
 		Auth: &model.ConfigAuth{
diff --git a/cmd/config/testdata/validate/success/nhost/nhost.toml b/cmd/config/testdata/validate/success/nhost/nhost.toml
index 499ee4833..a5ef4ea2d 100644
--- a/cmd/config/testdata/validate/success/nhost/nhost.toml
+++ b/cmd/config/testdata/validate/success/nhost/nhost.toml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ httpPoolSize = 100
 
 [functions]
 [functions.node]
-version = 16
+version = 18
 
 [auth]
 version = '0.20.0'
diff --git a/cmd/config/validate_test.go b/cmd/config/validate_test.go
index f0d073b7c..d45029ab9 100644
--- a/cmd/config/validate_test.go
+++ b/cmd/config/validate_test.go
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ func expectedConfig() *model.ConfigConfig {
 			Logs:   &model.ConfigHasuraLogs{Level: ptr("warn")},
 			Events: &model.ConfigHasuraEvents{HttpPoolSize: ptr(uint32(100))},
 		},
-		Functions: &model.ConfigFunctions{Node: &model.ConfigFunctionsNode{Version: ptr(16)}},
+		Functions: &model.ConfigFunctions{Node: &model.ConfigFunctionsNode{Version: ptr(18)}},
 		Auth: &model.ConfigAuth{
 			Version: ptr("0.20.0"),
 			Redirections: &model.ConfigAuthRedirections{
diff --git a/cmd/dev/up.go b/cmd/dev/up.go
index 79376b07b..547a6f460 100644
--- a/cmd/dev/up.go
+++ b/cmd/dev/up.go
@@ -25,7 +25,6 @@ const (
 	flagsFunctionsPort     = "functions-port"
 	flagsHasuraPort        = "hasura-port"
 	flagsHasuraConsolePort = "hasura-console-port"
-	flagsNode18            = "node18"
 )
 
 const (
@@ -33,7 +32,7 @@ const (
 	defaultPostgresPort = 5432
 )
 
-func CommandUp() *cli.Command { //nolint:funlen
+func CommandUp() *cli.Command {
 	return &cli.Command{ //nolint:exhaustruct
 		Name:    "up",
 		Aliases: []string{},
@@ -89,11 +88,6 @@ func CommandUp() *cli.Command { //nolint:funlen
 				Usage: "If specified, expose hasura console on this port. Not recommended",
 				Value: 0,
 			},
-			&cli.BoolFlag{ //nolint:exhaustruct
-				Name:  flagsNode18,
-				Usage: "Use node 18. Defaults to node 16",
-				Value: false,
-			},
 		},
 	}
 }
@@ -129,7 +123,6 @@ func commandUp(cCtx *cli.Context) error {
 			Console:   cCtx.Uint(flagsHasuraConsolePort),
 			Functions: cCtx.Uint(flagsFunctionsPort),
 		},
-		cCtx.Bool(flagsNode18),
 	)
 }
 
@@ -187,7 +180,6 @@ func up( //nolint:funlen
 	postgresPort uint,
 	applySeeds bool,
 	ports dockercompose.ExposePorts,
-	useNode18 bool,
 ) error {
 	ctx, cancel := context.WithCancel(ctx)
 
@@ -215,7 +207,6 @@ func up( //nolint:funlen
 		ce.Path.DotNhostFolder(),
 		ce.Path.Root(),
 		ports,
-		useNode18,
 	)
 	if err != nil {
 		return fmt.Errorf("failed to generate docker-compose.yaml: %w", err)
@@ -287,12 +278,11 @@ func Up(
 	postgresPort uint,
 	applySeeds bool,
 	ports dockercompose.ExposePorts,
-	useNode18 bool,
 ) error {
 	dc := dockercompose.New(ce.Path.WorkingDir(), ce.Path.DockerCompose(), ce.ProjectName())
 
 	if err := up(
-		ctx, ce, dc, httpPort, useTLS, postgresPort, applySeeds, ports, useNode18,
+		ctx, ce, dc, httpPort, useTLS, postgresPort, applySeeds, ports,
 	); err != nil {
 		ce.Warnln(err.Error())
 
diff --git a/dockercompose/compose.go b/dockercompose/compose.go
index 4faa2fadc..c33036e23 100644
--- a/dockercompose/compose.go
+++ b/dockercompose/compose.go
@@ -297,7 +297,6 @@ func functions( //nolint:funlen
 	rootFolder string,
 	jwtSecret string,
 	port uint,
-	useNode18 bool,
 ) *Service {
 	envVars := map[string]string{
 		"HASURA_GRAPHQL_ADMIN_SECRET": cfg.Hasura.AdminSecret,
@@ -319,13 +318,8 @@ func functions( //nolint:funlen
 		envVars[envVar.GetName()] = envVar.GetValue()
 	}
 
-	image := "nhost/functions:0.1.9"
-	if useNode18 {
-		image = "nhost/functions:1.0.0"
-	}
-
 	return &Service{
-		Image:       image,
+		Image:       "nhost/functions:1.0.0",
 		DependsOn:   nil,
 		EntryPoint:  nil,
 		Command:     nil,
@@ -434,7 +428,6 @@ func ComposeFileFromConfig( //nolint:funlen
 	dotNhostFolder string,
 	rootFolder string,
 	ports ExposePorts,
-	useNode18 bool,
 ) (*ComposeFile, error) {
 	minio, err := minio(dataFolder)
 	if err != nil {
@@ -490,7 +483,6 @@ func ComposeFileFromConfig( //nolint:funlen
 				rootFolder,
 				jwtSecret,
 				ports.Functions,
-				useNode18,
 			),
 			"graphql":  graphql,
 			"minio":    minio,
diff --git a/dockercompose/main_test.go b/dockercompose/main_test.go
index b97d0e3ad..ae1b66bf2 100644
--- a/dockercompose/main_test.go
+++ b/dockercompose/main_test.go
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ func getConfig() *model.ConfigConfig { //nolint:maintidx
 		},
 		Functions: &model.ConfigFunctions{
 			Node: &model.ConfigFunctionsNode{
-				Version: ptr(16),
+				Version: ptr(18),
 			},
 		},
 		Hasura: &model.ConfigHasura{
diff --git a/examples/myproject/nhost/nhost.toml b/examples/myproject/nhost/nhost.toml
index 396045e54..abf07a0a8 100644
--- a/examples/myproject/nhost/nhost.toml
+++ b/examples/myproject/nhost/nhost.toml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ liveQueriesMultiplexedRefetchInterval = 3000
 
 [functions]
 [functions.node]
-version = 16
+version = 18
 
 [auth]
 version = '0.21.2'
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 907f170f8..b4d9f36e9 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ require (
 	github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 v5.9.0
 	github.com/google/go-cmp v0.5.9
 	github.com/hashicorp/go-getter v1.7.2
-	github.com/nhost/be v0.0.0-20230926093342-5b218de2929f
+	github.com/nhost/be v0.0.0-20230926115940-c3b7d3961fd7
 	github.com/pelletier/go-toml/v2 v2.0.8
 	github.com/urfave/cli/v2 v2.25.7
 	github.com/wI2L/jsondiff v0.4.0
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index ebddcf6ed..c6d98bb7e 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -443,6 +443,8 @@ github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.2 h1:GohcuySI0QmI3wN8Ok9PtKGkgkFIk7y6Vpb5PvrY+Wo
 github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.2/go.mod h1:Epx+iuz8sNs7mNKhxzH4fWXGNpZwUaJKRS1noLXviQ8=
 github.com/nhost/be v0.0.0-20230926093342-5b218de2929f h1:Ws9TS33VKX3w+36k18utttmAeiwFQQBNwEpTz7vLJYU=
 github.com/nhost/be v0.0.0-20230926093342-5b218de2929f/go.mod h1:TX+opGjg0+Q7LflEByl4E8B8hlu1huf4t2TY3YzUA9c=
+github.com/nhost/be v0.0.0-20230926115940-c3b7d3961fd7 h1:6J7Oh+/KLtLNg6wt8LDMqP+WNBDZsC+dDsIVT3O7W2Q=
+github.com/nhost/be v0.0.0-20230926115940-c3b7d3961fd7/go.mod h1:TX+opGjg0+Q7LflEByl4E8B8hlu1huf4t2TY3YzUA9c=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.27.10 h1:naR28SdDFlqrG6kScpT8VWpu1xWY5nJRCF3XaYyBjhI=
 github.com/onsi/gomega v1.27.10/go.mod h1:RsS8tutOdbdgzbPtzzATp12yT7kM5I5aElG3evPbQ0M=
 github.com/pjbgf/sha1cd v0.3.0 h1:4D5XXmUUBUl/xQ6IjCkEAbqXskkq/4O7LmGn0AqMDs4=
diff --git a/vendor/github.com/nhost/be/services/mimir/schema/schema.cue b/vendor/github.com/nhost/be/services/mimir/schema/schema.cue
index ecfe36486..ec652b103 100644
--- a/vendor/github.com/nhost/be/services/mimir/schema/schema.cue
+++ b/vendor/github.com/nhost/be/services/mimir/schema/schema.cue
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ import (
 // Configuration for functions service
 #Functions: {
 	node: {
-		version: 16
+		version: 18
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/vendor/modules.txt b/vendor/modules.txt
index c6aa29e78..9f752996f 100644
--- a/vendor/modules.txt
+++ b/vendor/modules.txt
@@ -399,7 +399,7 @@ github.com/muesli/reflow/wrap
 # github.com/muesli/termenv v0.15.2
 ## explicit; go 1.17
 github.com/muesli/termenv
-# github.com/nhost/be v0.0.0-20230926093342-5b218de2929f
+# github.com/nhost/be v0.0.0-20230926115940-c3b7d3961fd7
 ## explicit; go 1.21
 github.com/nhost/be/services/mimir/model
 github.com/nhost/be/services/mimir/schema