diff --git a/.github/workflows/automatic-updates.yml b/.github/workflows/automatic-updates.yml
index ecc3731ae..23adcecb6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automatic-updates.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automatic-updates.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@949feb2413d6458794dcd2491c4babbbce0c15c1 # v7.1.0
         with:
-          node-version-file: .node-version
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/doctoc.yml b/.github/workflows/doctoc.yml
index c4a0b5835..5cf879671 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/doctoc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/doctoc.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@949feb2413d6458794dcd2491c4babbbce0c15c1 # v7.1.0
         with:
-          node-version-file: .node-version
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint-javascript.yml b/.github/workflows/lint-javascript.yml
index 2804d8a72..2fa4e97a3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint-javascript.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint-javascript.yml
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@949feb2413d6458794dcd2491c4babbbce0c15c1 # v7.1.0
         with:
-          node-version-file: .node-version
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
index 713beebed..22f1e7e36 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/markdown-link-check.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@949feb2413d6458794dcd2491c4babbbce0c15c1 # v7.1.0
         with:
-          node-version-file: .node-version
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
index 365bd6311..d0dff9411 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@949feb2413d6458794dcd2491c4babbbce0c15c1 # v7.1.0
         with:
-          node-version-file: .node-version
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
deleted file mode 100644
index 6f4247a62..000000000
--- a/.node-version
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-26
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 4a0080777..0934f1c6b 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ To contribute to this repo, install:
 
 - [git](https://git-scm.com/)
 - [Docker](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/get-docker/)
-- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download) LTS version as specified in [.node-version](./.node-version)
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org/en/download) LTS version as specified in [.nvmrc](./.nvmrc)
 - [jq](https://jqlang.org/download/)
 
 [fork](https://docs.github.com/en/pull-requests/collaborating-with-pull-requests/working-with-forks/fork-a-repo) and [clone](https://docs.github.com/en/repositories/creating-and-managing-repositories/cloning-a-repository) this repo, then install npm dependencies.