diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
index 67152705f..b1215e876 100644
--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-v18.20.0
\ No newline at end of file
+v18.16.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 986e9a69f..f9aa3ea7b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@
 ## Development
 
 ```bash
+# or nvm install if nvm use fails
+nvm use
+
 yarn
 
 yarn build