diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5dbac1ed0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v16.13.0
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/utils/lib_nvm.sh b/utils/lib_nvm.sh
index 77e9eabf5..486146312 100755
--- a/utils/lib_nvm.sh
+++ b/utils/lib_nvm.sh
@@ -154,12 +154,12 @@ nvm.status() {
         info_msg "NVM is installed at ${NVM_DIR}"
     else
         warn_msg "NVM is not installed"
-        info_msg "to install NVM and Node.js (LTS) use: ${main_cmd} nvm install --lts"
+        info_msg "to install NVM and Node.js (LTS) use: ${main_cmd} nvm.nodejs"
     fi
 }
 
 nvm.nodejs() {
-    nvm install --lts
+    nvm install
     nvm.status
 }