diff --git a/.node-version b/.node-version
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..2edeafb09
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.node-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+20
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/scripts/tools/add_tools.sh b/src/scripts/tools/add_tools.sh
index 5a92fbe06..a3960532a 100644
--- a/src/scripts/tools/add_tools.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/tools/add_tools.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 # Variables
-export tool_path_dir="/usr/local/bin"
 export composer_home="$HOME/.composer"
 export composer_bin="$composer_home/vendor/bin"
 export composer_json="$composer_home/composer.json"
diff --git a/src/scripts/unix.sh b/src/scripts/unix.sh
index d5356bf44..03aacf21d 100644
--- a/src/scripts/unix.sh
+++ b/src/scripts/unix.sh
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@ read_env() {
   fail_fast="${fail_fast:-${FAIL_FAST:-false}}"
   [[ -z "${ImageOS}" && -z "${ImageVersion}" || -n ${ACT} ]] && _runner=self-hosted || _runner=github
   runner="${runner:-${RUNNER:-$_runner}}"
+  tool_path_dir="${tools_dir:-${TOOLS_DIR:-/usr/local/bin}}"
 
   if [[ "$runner" = "github" && $_runner = "self-hosted" ]]; then
     fail_fast=true
@@ -75,6 +76,7 @@ read_env() {
   export runner
   export update
   export ts
+  export tools_dir_path
 }
 
 # Function to create a lock.