diff --git a/.babelrc b/.babelrc
index b23ae21..da62388 100644
--- a/.babelrc
+++ b/.babelrc
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
   "plugins": ["source-map-support", "transform-runtime"],
   "presets": [
-    ["env", { "node": "6.10" }],
+    ["env", { "node": "8.10" }],
     "stage-3"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d9614a3..8c57ce3 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,12 +1,11 @@
 # Serverless Node.js Starter
 
-A Serverless starter that adds ES7 async/await, serverless-offline, environment variables, and unit test support. Part of the [Serverless Stack](http://serverless-stack.com) guide.
+A Serverless starter that adds ES7 syntax, serverless-offline, environment variables, and unit test support. Part of the [Serverless Stack](http://serverless-stack.com) guide.
 
-[Serverless Node.js Starter](https://github.com/AnomalyInnovations/serverless-nodejs-starter) uses the [serverless-webpack](https://github.com/serverless-heaven/serverless-webpack) plugin, [Babel](https://babeljs.io), and [Jest](https://facebook.github.io/jest/). It supports:
+[Serverless Node.js Starter](https://github.com/AnomalyInnovations/serverless-nodejs-starter) uses the [serverless-webpack](https://github.com/serverless-heaven/serverless-webpack) plugin, [Babel](https://babeljs.io), [serverless-offline](https://github.com/dherault/serverless-offline), and [Jest](https://facebook.github.io/jest/). It supports:
 
 - **ES7 syntax in your handler functions**
-  - Use async/await
-  - And much more!
+  - Use `import` and `export`
 - **Run API Gateway locally**
   - Use `serverless offline start`
 - **Support for unit tests**
@@ -18,8 +17,6 @@ A Serverless starter that adds ES7 async/await, serverless-offline, environment
   - No need to add a new entry to your `webpack.config.js`
 - **Add environment variables for your stages**
 
-If you'd like to learn how to setup your existing Serverless project to support ES7 async/await, use this [guide on Serverless-Stack.com](http://serverless-stack.com/chapters/add-support-for-es6-javascript.html).
-
 ---
 
 ### Demo
diff --git a/serverless.yml b/serverless.yml
index 43a64cb..d74ac3a 100644
--- a/serverless.yml
+++ b/serverless.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ custom:
 
 provider:
   name: aws
-  runtime: nodejs6.10
+  runtime: nodejs8.10
   stage: dev
   region: us-east-1
   # To load environment variables externally