diff --git a/node/package-lock.json b/node/package-lock.json
index 7bf741552..247aa110b 100644
--- a/node/package-lock.json
+++ b/node/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "azure-pipelines-task-lib",
-  "version": "4.1.0",
+  "version": "4.2.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 1,
   "requires": true,
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/node/package.json b/node/package.json
index aa7d571bb..8f0cb19e8 100644
--- a/node/package.json
+++ b/node/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "azure-pipelines-task-lib",
-  "version": "4.1.0",
+  "version": "4.2.0",
   "description": "Azure Pipelines Task SDK",
   "main": "./task.js",
   "typings": "./task.d.ts",
diff --git a/node/task.ts b/node/task.ts
index d948b4b73..74013b9e5 100644
--- a/node/task.ts
+++ b/node/task.ts
@@ -108,6 +108,20 @@ process.on('uncaughtException', (err: Error) => {
     error(String(err.stack));
 });
 
+//
+// Catching unhandled rejections from promises and rethrowing them as exceptions
+// For example, a promise that is rejected but not handled by a .catch() handler in node 10 
+// doesn't cause an uncaughtException but causes in Node 16.
+// For types definitions(Error | Any) see https://nodejs.org/docs/latest-v16.x/api/process.html#event-unhandledrejection
+//
+process.on('unhandledRejection', (reason: Error | any) => {
+    if (reason instanceof Error) {
+        throw reason;
+    } else {
+        throw new Error(reason);
+    }
+});
+
 //-----------------------------------------------------
 // Loc Helpers
 //-----------------------------------------------------