diff --git a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
index ff255c684731..09b3b7ed074e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/benchmark.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup node.js
       uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
-        node-version: '16.13.0'
+        node-version: '16.13.2'
     - name: Install global dependencies
       run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 8718926fc905..286d2f0ce24e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
-        node-version: '16.13.0'
+        node-version: '16.13.2'
     - run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10
 
     - name: Cache Desktop node_modules
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
-        node-version: '16.13.0'
+        node-version: '16.13.2'
     - run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10
 
     - name: Cache Desktop node_modules
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
-        node-version: '16.13.0'
+        node-version: '16.13.2'
     - run: sudo apt-get install xvfb
     - run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10
 
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
-        node-version: '16.13.0'
+        node-version: '16.13.2'
     - run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10
 
     - name: Cache Desktop node_modules
@@ -175,7 +175,7 @@ jobs:
     - name: Setup node.js
       uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
-        node-version: '16.13.0'
+        node-version: '16.13.2'
     - name: Install global dependencies
       run: npm install -g yarn@1.22.10
 
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 58a4133d910f..23d9c36a1187 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16.13.0
+16.13.2
diff --git a/app/main.ts b/app/main.ts
index 7e0df7dc4238..518a4c98fd1e 100644
--- a/app/main.ts
+++ b/app/main.ts
@@ -489,7 +489,6 @@ async function createWindow() {
         __dirname,
         usePreloadBundle ? '../preload.bundle.js' : '../preload.js'
       ),
-      nativeWindowOpen: true,
       spellcheck: await getSpellCheckSetting(),
       backgroundThrottling: isThrottlingEnabled,
       enablePreferredSizeMode: true,
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 8cc4b00d06c1..4e34a2c81323 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -221,7 +221,7 @@
     "@types/mkdirp": "0.5.2",
     "@types/mocha": "9.0.0",
     "@types/mustache": "4.1.2",
-    "@types/node": "16.11.26",
+    "@types/node": "16.11.29",
     "@types/node-fetch": "2.5.7",
     "@types/node-forge": "0.9.5",
     "@types/normalize-path": "3.0.0",
@@ -264,7 +264,7 @@
     "cross-env": "5.2.0",
     "css-loader": "3.2.0",
     "debug": "4.3.3",
-    "electron": "17.3.1",
+    "electron": "18.1.0",
     "electron-builder": "23.0.1",
     "electron-mocha": "11.0.2",
     "electron-notarize": "0.1.1",
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@
     "sharp/color/color-string": "1.7.4"
   },
   "engines": {
-    "node": "16.13.0"
+    "node": "16.13.2"
   },
   "build": {
     "appId": "org.whispersystems.signal-desktop",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 5f81c43461c2..d5905398d202 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2259,15 +2259,15 @@
   dependencies:
     "@types/node" "*"
 
-"@types/node@*", "@types/node@^14.6.2":
+"@types/node@*":
   version "14.14.37"
   resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-14.14.37.tgz#a3dd8da4eb84a996c36e331df98d82abd76b516e"
   integrity sha512-XYmBiy+ohOR4Lh5jE379fV2IU+6Jn4g5qASinhitfyO71b/sCo6MKsMLF5tc7Zf2CE8hViVQyYSobJNke8OvUw==
 
-"@types/node@16.11.26":
-  version "16.11.26"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-16.11.26.tgz#63d204d136c9916fb4dcd1b50f9740fe86884e47"
-  integrity sha512-GZ7bu5A6+4DtG7q9GsoHXy3ALcgeIHP4NnL0Vv2wu0uUB/yQex26v0tf6/na1mm0+bS9Uw+0DFex7aaKr2qawQ==
+"@types/node@16.11.29", "@types/node@^16.11.26":
+  version "16.11.29"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/@types/node/-/node-16.11.29.tgz#2422b0bf46afb2568dc71df903afa36f56bab8ea"
+  integrity sha512-9dDdonLyPJQJ/kdOlDxAah+bTI+u2ccF3k62FErhquDuggoCX6piWez7j7o6yNE+rP2IRcZVQ6Tw4N0P38+rWA==
 
 "@types/node@>=13.7.0":
   version "17.0.17"
@@ -6174,13 +6174,13 @@ electron-window@^0.8.0:
   dependencies:
     is-electron-renderer "^2.0.0"
 
-electron@17.3.1:
-  version "17.3.1"
-  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-17.3.1.tgz#083b6bd034eb1ee7d75378316d6460348eb62605"
-  integrity sha512-C5E3uvXo1cmI+xYtbiMCW8AAGhBL0HbLA6cqD7FJmBoPtY88W/3A/km5z8oPGORyBNgSe7tSoHx4a6jWJIR+og==
+electron@18.1.0:
+  version "18.1.0"
+  resolved "https://registry.yarnpkg.com/electron/-/electron-18.1.0.tgz#d92b76f301af1a8728adff8d6eeb42382e218fe8"
+  integrity sha512-P55wdHNTRMo7a/agC84ZEZDYEK/pTBcQdlp8lFbHcx3mO4Kr+Im/J5p2uQgiuXtown31HqNh2paL3V0p+E6rpQ==
   dependencies:
     "@electron/get" "^1.13.0"
-    "@types/node" "^14.6.2"
+    "@types/node" "^16.11.26"
     extract-zip "^1.0.3"
 
 elliptic@^6.0.0: