diff --git a/docker/etherpad/Dockerfile b/docker/etherpad/Dockerfile
index 3eb99f4f00..aaf7b31c88 100644
--- a/docker/etherpad/Dockerfile
+++ b/docker/etherpad/Dockerfile
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ RUN mkdir -p "${EP_DIR}" && chown etherpad:etherpad "${EP_DIR}"
 # https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=863199
 RUN export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive; \
     mkdir -p /usr/share/man/man1 && \
+    npm install npm@6 -g  && \
     apt-get -qq update && \
     apt-get -qq dist-upgrade && \
     apt-get -qq --no-install-recommends install \
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ USER etherpad
 
 RUN git clone https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite ${EP_DIR}
 WORKDIR "${EP_DIR}"
-RUN git checkout v1.9.5
+RUN git checkout v1.9.6
 
 # Plugins must be installed before installing Etherpad's dependencies, otherwise
 # npm will try to hoist common dependencies by removing them from