diff --git a/.env.sample b/.env.sample
index 4ab61c8..d470310 100644
--- a/.env.sample
+++ b/.env.sample
@@ -16,6 +16,9 @@ N8N_PERSONALIZATION_ENABLED=false
 # "Permit users to import specific built-in modules in the Code node"
 #NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_BUILTIN=*
 
+# allow external node modules
+# NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL=node-fetch,moment
+
 COMPOSE_FILE="compose.yml"
 
 # SSO using traefik-forward-auth
diff --git a/compose.yml b/compose.yml
index fd80b91..a477921 100644
--- a/compose.yml
+++ b/compose.yml
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 services:
   app:
-    image: n8nio/n8n:2.43.6
+    image: n8nio/n8n:2.45.2
     environment:
       - N8N_PERSONALIZATION_ENABLED
       - N8N_DIAGNOSTICS_ENABLED
       - N8N_USER_MANAGEMENT_DISABLED
       - N8N_BASIC_AUTH_ACTIVE=false
       - WEBHOOK_URL=https://${DOMAIN}
-      - NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL=moment
+      - NODE_FUNCTION_ALLOW_EXTERNAL
     networks:
       - proxy
       - internal_network