diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index e71b138218..d9a7220955 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 .SECONDEXPANSION:
 
-NPM_VERSION=3.10.10
-NODE_VERSION=6.9.5
+NPM_VERSION=4.2.0
+NODE_VERSION=7.8.0
 
 DIST_DIR?=dist
 CACHE_DIR?=tmp/cache
diff --git a/plugins.go b/plugins.go
index 54e2d79fb5..2c4c342d02 100644
--- a/plugins.go
+++ b/plugins.go
@@ -492,6 +492,11 @@ func (p *Plugins) MigrateRubyPlugins() {
 	}
 }
 
+// Rebuild the plugins when node version changes
+func (p *Plugins) Rebuild() {
+	p.execNpm("rebuild")
+}
+
 func (p *Plugins) addToCache(plugin *Plugin) {
 	contains := func(name string) int {
 		for i, plugin := range p.plugins {
diff --git a/update.go b/update.go
index 2ca11d968f..35c6e7a76c 100644
--- a/update.go
+++ b/update.go
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ func Update(channel string) {
 	touchAutoupdateFile()
 	SubmitAnalytics()
 	UserPlugins.Update()
+	UserPlugins.Rebuild()
 	UserPlugins.MigrateRubyPlugins()
 	deleteOldPluginsDirectory()
 	updateCLI(channel)