diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index a77793ecc..1c9aeda80 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-lts/hydrogen
+22.23.0
diff --git a/apps/google-analytics-4/lambda/Dockerfile b/apps/google-analytics-4/lambda/Dockerfile
index 4a7903d6e..b682899fa 100644
--- a/apps/google-analytics-4/lambda/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/google-analytics-4/lambda/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # pull official base image
-FROM node:20-buster-slim
+ARG NODE_VERSION
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-buster-slim
 
 # set working directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
diff --git a/apps/google-analytics-4/lambda/docker-compose.yml b/apps/google-analytics-4/lambda/docker-compose.yml
index aba52ead5..943d78a12 100644
--- a/apps/google-analytics-4/lambda/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/apps/google-analytics-4/lambda/docker-compose.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,9 @@ services:
     build:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
+      # NODE_VERSION is sourced from .nvmrc: NODE_VERSION=$(cat .nvmrc) docker compose build
+      args:
+        NODE_VERSION: ${NODE_VERSION}
     volumes:
       - '.:/usr/src/app'
     ports:
diff --git a/apps/slack/lambda/Dockerfile b/apps/slack/lambda/Dockerfile
index 21d84fab4..8c0899ac4 100644
--- a/apps/slack/lambda/Dockerfile
+++ b/apps/slack/lambda/Dockerfile
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-FROM node:21-alpine AS base
+ARG NODE_VERSION
+FROM node:${NODE_VERSION}-alpine AS base
 
 # set working directory
 WORKDIR /usr/src/app
diff --git a/apps/slack/lambda/docker-compose.yml b/apps/slack/lambda/docker-compose.yml
index 75cfd6f1d..d558b8e08 100644
--- a/apps/slack/lambda/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/apps/slack/lambda/docker-compose.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ services:
       context: .
       dockerfile: Dockerfile
       target: base
+      # NODE_VERSION is sourced from .nvmrc: NODE_VERSION=$(cat .nvmrc) docker compose build
+      args:
+        NODE_VERSION: ${NODE_VERSION}
     volumes:
       - '.:/usr/src/app'
     ports:
diff --git a/examples/typescript-github-action/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/examples/typescript-github-action/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index b40111332..09497a4a1 100644
--- a/examples/typescript-github-action/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/examples/typescript-github-action/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ jobs:
     if: contains(github.ref, 'main') || contains(github.ref, 'master')
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Use Node.js 16.x
+      - name: Use Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16.x
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
       - uses: contentful/actions-app-deploy@v1
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85bd3875d..fd69f4e37 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,6 @@
   "private": true,
   "type": "module",
   "engines": {
-    "node": ">=16.0.0",
     "npm": ">=8.0.0"
   },
   "devDependencies": {