diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 3c032078..00000000
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-18
diff --git a/netlify.toml b/netlify.toml
index 00a839d2..350a18d0 100644
--- a/netlify.toml
+++ b/netlify.toml
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
   # UNSPLASH_SECRET_KEY
   NODE_ENV = "production"
   TZ = "America/Los_Angeles"
+  NODE_VERSION = "18.18.2"
   PYTHON_VERSION = "3.8" # for sharp/libvips
 
 [build.processing]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 48d5e0b6..595f72f3 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -95,5 +95,8 @@
   },
   "engines": {
     "node": "^12.20.0 || ^14.13.1 || >=16.0.0"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "node": "18.18.2"
   }
 }