diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.yaml b/.github/workflows/node.yaml
index e46fb76..3c33455 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node.yaml
@@ -15,10 +15,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Use Node.js 22.x
+      - name: Use Node.js from .nvmrc
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22.x
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Validate .nvmrc
+        run: node ./bin/ensureNvmrc.mjs
       - name: Prepare Environment
         run: |
           corepack enable
@@ -45,10 +47,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Use Node.js 22.x
+      - name: Use Node.js from .nvmrc
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22.x
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Validate .nvmrc
+        run: node ./bin/ensureNvmrc.mjs
       - name: Prepare Environment
         run: |
           corepack enable
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 17cbf8e..9768a8f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -32,12 +32,14 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Use Node.js 18.x
+      - name: Use Node.js from .nvmrc
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 18.x
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
       - name: Enable corepack
         run: corepack enable
+      - name: Validate .nvmrc
+        run: node ./bin/ensureNvmrc.mjs
       - name: Determine publish info
         id: do-publish
         run: |
@@ -114,10 +116,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           persist-credentials: false
-      - name: Use Node.js 24.x
+      - name: Use Node.js from .nvmrc
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 24.x
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+      - name: Validate .nvmrc
+        run: node ./bin/ensureNvmrc.mjs
 
       - name: Download release artifact
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..1d9b783
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+22.12.0
diff --git a/bin/ensureNvmrc.mjs b/bin/ensureNvmrc.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..700fd18
--- /dev/null
+++ b/bin/ensureNvmrc.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,93 @@
+#! /usr/bin/env node
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
+import { readFile, writeFile } from 'fs/promises'
+
+const args = new Set(process.argv.slice(2))
+const shouldFix = args.has('--fix') || args.has('-f')
+
+function getRequiredNodeVersion() {
+	const pkg = JSON.parse(readFileSync(new URL('../package.json', import.meta.url), 'utf-8'))
+	const range = pkg?.engines?.node
+	if (!range || typeof range !== 'string') {
+		throw new Error('`package.json#engines.node` is missing or not a string')
+	}
+
+	// Keep this script dependency-free: it runs in CI before `yarn install`.
+	// Prefer extracting the minimum required version (major.minor.patch) from common range shapes.
+	const match =
+		range.match(/>=\s*v?(?<major>\d+)(?:\.(?<minor>\d+))?(?:\.(?<patch>\d+))?/) ??
+		range.match(/\bv?(?<major>\d+)(?:\.(?<minor>\d+))?(?:\.(?<patch>\d+))?\b/)
+
+	const major = match?.groups?.major ? Number.parseInt(match.groups.major, 10) : NaN
+	const minor = match?.groups?.minor ? Number.parseInt(match.groups.minor, 10) : null
+	const patch = match?.groups?.patch ? Number.parseInt(match.groups.patch, 10) : null
+
+	if (!Number.isInteger(major) || major <= 0) {
+		throw new Error(`Unable to determine required Node version from engines.node: "${range}"`)
+	}
+	if (minor !== null && (!Number.isInteger(minor) || minor < 0)) {
+		throw new Error(`Unable to determine required Node version from engines.node: "${range}"`)
+	}
+	if (patch !== null && (!Number.isInteger(patch) || patch < 0)) {
+		throw new Error(`Unable to determine required Node version from engines.node: "${range}"`)
+	}
+
+	// If a minor is specified in engines, we enforce it in .nvmrc too.
+	// Patch defaults to 0 when omitted.
+	const expected =
+		minor === null ? String(major) : `${major}.${minor}.${patch === null ? 0 : patch}`
+
+	return { expected, range }
+}
+
+function normalizeNvmrc(value) {
+	const trimmed = String(value ?? '').trim()
+	if (trimmed.startsWith('v')) return trimmed.slice(1)
+	return trimmed
+}
+
+async function main() {
+	const { expected, range } = getRequiredNodeVersion()
+
+	let actual = null
+	try {
+		actual = normalizeNvmrc(await readFile(new URL('../.nvmrc', import.meta.url), 'utf-8'))
+	} catch (e) {
+		if (e?.code !== 'ENOENT') throw e
+	}
+
+	if (actual === expected) return
+
+	if (shouldFix) {
+		await writeFile(new URL('../.nvmrc', import.meta.url), expected + '\n', 'utf-8')
+		console.log(`Wrote .nvmrc (${expected}) from package.json engines.node (${range})`)
+		return
+	}
+
+	if (actual === null) {
+		console.error(
+			[
+				'Missing .nvmrc.',
+				`Expected .nvmrc to contain: ${expected}`,
+				`Derived from package.json engines.node: ${range}`,
+				'',
+				'Fix: yarn lint:nvmrc:fix',
+			].join('\n'),
+		)
+	} else {
+		console.error(
+			[
+				'.nvmrc is out of sync with package.json.',
+				`Found .nvmrc: ${actual}`,
+				`Expected: ${expected}`,
+				`Derived from package.json engines.node: ${range}`,
+				'',
+				'Fix: yarn lint:nvmrc:fix',
+			].join('\n'),
+		)
+	}
+
+	process.exitCode = 1
+}
+
+await main()
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1d6d1be..351bddb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,7 +37,9 @@
 		"reset": "git clean -dfx && git reset --hard && yarn",
 		"validate:dependencies": "yarn npm audit --environment production && run license-validate",
 		"validate:dev-dependencies": "yarn npm audit --environment development",
-		"license-validate": "./bin/checkLicenses.mjs"
+		"license-validate": "./bin/checkLicenses.mjs",
+		"lint:nvmrc": "node ./bin/ensureNvmrc.mjs",
+		"lint:nvmrc:fix": "node ./bin/ensureNvmrc.mjs --fix"
 	},
 	"files": [
 		"/CHANGELOG.md",