diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop.release.reuse.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop.release.reuse.yml
index 5a9475c43..8b1b654a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop.release.reuse.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop.release.reuse.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - run: yarn install
       - run: yarn build:desktop
       - run: echo APP_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version") >> $GITHUB_ENV
@@ -57,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
       - name: Install FPM
@@ -130,6 +132,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - run: yarn install
       - run: yarn build:desktop
       - run: yarn run webpack --config desktop.webpack.prod.js
@@ -158,6 +161,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 
       - run: yarn install
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop.windows.sign.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop.windows.sign.yml
index 17d77ac2f..9937197ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop.windows.sign.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop.windows.sign.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - run: yarn install
       - run: yarn build:desktop
       - run: yarn run webpack --config desktop.webpack.prod.js
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
         with:
           name: assets
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index c691e04a1..227d41e5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
 
       - name: Set up Ruby
         uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/snjs.upgrade.event.yml b/.github/workflows/snjs.upgrade.event.yml
index b20556009..202a71c8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/snjs.upgrade.event.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/snjs.upgrade.event.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - name: Setup git config
         run: |
           git config --global user.name "standardci"