diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 7e554ba1..b3d5af81 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@
 !.mailmap
 !.mikaela
 !.mikaela_install
+!.node-version
 !.pre-commit-config.yaml
 !.prettierignore
 !.prettierrc
diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c12134be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v20.15.0