diff --git a/.ddev/config.yaml b/.ddev/config.yaml
index 06a05b4..aa7ee1c 100644
--- a/.ddev/config.yaml
+++ b/.ddev/config.yaml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ additional_fqdns: []
 use_dns_when_possible: true
 composer_version: "2"
 web_environment: []
-nodejs_version: "18"
+nodejs_version: auto
 omit_containers:
     - db
 
diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3c03207
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+18