diff --git a/.github/workflows/checkin.yml b/.github/workflows/checkin.yml
index 3cd5be2..39e67e1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checkin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checkin.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
 
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: 20
+        node-version-file: '.tool-versions'
 
     - name: "npm ci"
       run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-builds-defaultarch.yml b/.github/workflows/example-builds-defaultarch.yml
index 23740c8..c4b3f06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-builds-defaultarch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-builds-defaultarch.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version-file: '.tool-versions'
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly-defaultarch.yml b/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly-defaultarch.yml
index 6401cdf..0c7464c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly-defaultarch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly-defaultarch.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version-file: '.tool-versions'
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly.yml
index 21190a6..3861206 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-builds-nightly.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version-file: '.tool-versions'
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/example-builds.yml b/.github/workflows/example-builds.yml
index 0515b12..1471d98 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/example-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/example-builds.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version-file: '.tool-versions'
 
       - name: "Install dependencies"
         if: ${{ ! startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/releases') }}
diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d7568ad
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+nodejs 20.11.1