# Node v16.15.1 (npm v8.11.0) breaks some builds

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**Category:** Support\
**Tags:** building, deployment\
**Created:** [June 2, 2022, 3:53pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/node-v16-15-1-npm-v8-11-0-breaks-some-builds/64367 "2022-06-02T15:53:10Z")\
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**Post date:** [June 3, 2022, 11:15pm UTC](https://answers.netlify.com/t/node-v16-15-1-npm-v8-11-0-breaks-some-builds/64367/6 "2022-06-03T23:15:32Z")

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Ok, instead of an environment variable, I used my already existing `.nvmrc` file to set Node to 16.5.0, and it now works! 👍

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