diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index af8eb7ac3f1..ed6217f75a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 24
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr.yml b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
index 893d5ae22fd..e52ff1bd920 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 24
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-cut.yml b/.github/workflows/release-cut.yml
index 9483ee5a995..5a45d9e242c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-cut.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-cut.yml
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 24
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
 
       - name: Configure git author
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml b/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml
index 4233431aff6..3641ba6faa6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-rc.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 24
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
 
       - name: Configure git author
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 35646f5eede..bb58505e72f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -104,16 +104,18 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.resolve-release.outputs.ref }}
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 24
-
+      # pnpm must be on PATH before setup-node so setup-node can locate the store for caching.
       - name: Setup pnpm
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
         with:
           run_install: false
 
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+          cache: pnpm
+
       # Why: pnpm install triggers electron's postinstall, which downloads the
       # Electron binary from GitHub release assets. GitHub's download CDN
       # occasionally returns 504s that fail the whole release. Retry on
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..a45fd52cc58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+24