diff --git a/server/CHANGELOG.md b/server/CHANGELOG.md
index 890e74a5c..fd372a00f 100644
--- a/server/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/server/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Bash Language Server
 
+## 3.0.3
+
+- Workaround for emscripten node 18 support https://github.com/bash-lsp/bash-language-server/pull/404
+
 ## 3.0.2
 
 - Fix analyzer not being called when getHighlightParsingError is off https://github.com/bash-lsp/bash-language-server/pull/396
diff --git a/server/package.json b/server/package.json
index 88392882d..0b030388c 100644
--- a/server/package.json
+++ b/server/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "description": "A language server for Bash",
   "author": "Mads Hartmann",
   "license": "MIT",
-  "version": "3.0.2",
+  "version": "3.0.3",
   "publisher": "mads-hartmann",
   "main": "./out/server.js",
   "typings": "./out/server.d.ts",
diff --git a/server/src/parser.ts b/server/src/parser.ts
index 24bf641c6..ca35e814a 100644
--- a/server/src/parser.ts
+++ b/server/src/parser.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,15 @@
 import * as Parser from 'web-tree-sitter'
 
+const _global: any = global
+
 export async function initializeParser(): Promise<Parser> {
+  if (_global.fetch) {
+    // NOTE: temporary workaround for emscripten node 18 support.
+    // emscripten is used for compiling tree-sitter to wasm.
+    // https://github.com/emscripten-core/emscripten/issues/16915
+    delete _global.fetch
+  }
+
   await Parser.init()
   const parser = new Parser()