diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2c11405b9..7195134d6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version-file: 'package.json'
+          node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: yarn
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version-file: 'package.json'
+          node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: yarn
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version-file: 'package.json'
+          node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: yarn
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version-file: 'package.json'
+          node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: yarn
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml
index 72ed7ee65..924fda46b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-production.yml
@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ jobs:
           service_account: ${{ vars.GOOGLE_DEPLOY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version-file: 'package.json'
+          node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: yarn
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
index 36a26d06b..fd99ae6e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-staging.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version-file: 'package.json'
+          node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: yarn
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ jobs:
           service_account: ${{ vars.GOOGLE_DEPLOY_SERVICE_ACCOUNT }}
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version-file: 'package.json'
+          node-version-file: '.node-version'
           cache: yarn
       - uses: actions/cache@v3
         with:
diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ff77c4cd3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+18.20.5
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d1bbe6deb..704c2c1ec 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@
     "firebase": "firebase"
   },
   "private": true,
-  "engines": {
-    "node": "18"
-  },
   "packageManager": "yarn@1.22.22",
   "dependencies": {
     "@angular/animations": "17.1.3",