diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 134bac34dd..2a141bdff8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -74,18 +74,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           ! grep -R 'describe.only(\|it.only(' test
 
-      # Our projects use .nvmrc files to specify the node version to use. We can read and then output it as the result
-      # this step. Subsequent steps can then access the value
-      - name: Read Node version
-        run: echo "##[set-output name=NVMRC;]$(cat .nvmrc)"
-        # Give the step an ID to make it easier to refer to
-        id: nvm
-
-      # Gets the version to use by referring to the previous step
       - name: Install Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: "${{ steps.nvm.outputs.NVMRC }}"
+          node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
 
       # Speeds up workflows by reading the node modules from cache. Obviously you need to run it at least once, and the
       # cache will be updated should the package-lock.json file change
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index b6a7d89c68..209e3ef4b6 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-16
+20