diff --git a/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml b/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
index 5e1c17ded..1316b2cd7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/desktop-release.yml
@@ -82,6 +82,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
 
+      - name: Set up Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+
       - name: Set up Bun
         uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
         with:
@@ -179,6 +184,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.release_metadata.outputs.release_ref }}
 
+      - name: Set up Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+
       - name: Check out Qwen Code source
         if: ${{ inputs.qwen_code_source == 'source_branch' }}
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2bd5a0a98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+22