diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-checks.yml b/.github/workflows/run-checks.yml
index db866b2d2..b2a26a9e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-checks.yml
@@ -8,7 +8,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
         with:
-          node-version: "22.12.0"
+          node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            package-lock.json
+            files/package-lock.json
       - run: |
           npm ci
           npm run check-format
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-playwright-tests-anvil-catalog.yml b/.github/workflows/run-playwright-tests-anvil-catalog.yml
index 8013522f7..d32e12893 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-playwright-tests-anvil-catalog.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-playwright-tests-anvil-catalog.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,11 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
         with:
-          node-version: "22.12.0"
+          node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: |
+            package-lock.json
+            files/package-lock.json
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-playwright-tests-anvil-cmg.yml b/.github/workflows/run-playwright-tests-anvil-cmg.yml
index fad58eedf..f7fd55151 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-playwright-tests-anvil-cmg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-playwright-tests-anvil-cmg.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,9 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
       - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7.0.0
         with:
-          node-version: "22.12.0"
+          node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
+          cache: "npm"
+          cache-dependency-path: "package-lock.json"
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: |
           npm ci
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index ed67e3db0..e823a6e2d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ The HCA Data Browser is built using [Next.js](https://nextjs.org/).
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-Node.js 22.12.0 is required to run the app.
+Node.js 22.13.0 (see `.nvmrc`) is required to run the app.
 
 ### 1. Clone the Repo
 
diff --git a/cc-anvil-catalog-dev-deploy.sh b/cc-anvil-catalog-dev-deploy.sh
index 642d966db..61472a7af 100755
--- a/cc-anvil-catalog-dev-deploy.sh
+++ b/cc-anvil-catalog-dev-deploy.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
+# Set the script to exit immediately on error
+set -e
 
 echo \"Deleting ./out/\"
 rm -rf ./out
@@ -6,7 +8,7 @@ rm -rf ./out
 echo \"Deleting ./build/\"
 rm -rf ./build
 
-n 22.12.0
+n "$(cat .nvmrc)"
 npm ci
 export NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_PATH="/data"
 
diff --git a/cc-data-browser.lungmap.dev.clevercanary.com-deploy.sh b/cc-data-browser.lungmap.dev.clevercanary.com-deploy.sh
index 4f6fa9af6..bc0be9f00 100755
--- a/cc-data-browser.lungmap.dev.clevercanary.com-deploy.sh
+++ b/cc-data-browser.lungmap.dev.clevercanary.com-deploy.sh
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ set -e
 echo \"Deleting ./out/\"
 rm -rf ./out
 
-n 22.12.0
+n "$(cat .nvmrc)"
 npm ci
 
 # Build
diff --git a/cc-explore.anvilproject.dev.clevercanary.com-deploy.sh b/cc-explore.anvilproject.dev.clevercanary.com-deploy.sh
index e54307c48..ff420cc7a 100755
--- a/cc-explore.anvilproject.dev.clevercanary.com-deploy.sh
+++ b/cc-explore.anvilproject.dev.clevercanary.com-deploy.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ rm -rf ./out
 echo \"Deleting ./build/\"
 rm -rf ./build
 
-n 22.12.0
+n "$(cat .nvmrc)"
 npm ci
 
 mkdir -p build/explore/anvil-cmg
diff --git a/cgl-anvil-catalog-prod-deploy.sh b/cgl-anvil-catalog-prod-deploy.sh
index bdb997e82..3765c24a9 100755
--- a/cgl-anvil-catalog-prod-deploy.sh
+++ b/cgl-anvil-catalog-prod-deploy.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ rm -rf ./out
 echo \"Deleting ./build/\"
 rm -rf ./build
 
-n 22.12.0
+n "$(cat .nvmrc)"
 npm ci
 export NEXT_PUBLIC_BASE_PATH="/data"