diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 32bf980a..f9fee7d5 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 # multi stage to build tube archivist
 # build python wheel, download and extract ffmpeg, copy into final image
 
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS npm-builder
+FROM node:22.12.0-alpine AS npm-builder
 COPY frontend/package.json frontend/package-lock.json /
 RUN npm i
 
-FROM node:lts-alpine AS node-builder
+FROM node:22.12.0-alpine AS node-builder
 
 # RUN npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
 
diff --git a/frontend/.nvmrc b/frontend/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1d9b7831
--- /dev/null
+++ b/frontend/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+22.12.0