diff --git a/bin/nexe b/bin/nexe
index ab76723..7547f3f 100755
--- a/bin/nexe
+++ b/bin/nexe
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ options('o', {
 }).
 options('r', {
 	alias: 'runtime',
-	default: '0.8.21',
+	default: '0.10.20',
 	description: 'The node.js runtime to use'
 }).
 options('t', {