diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 095a50f92..bec3f9b74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -10,21 +10,23 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20.x
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
           cache: yarn
+
       - name: Build website
         run: |
           yarn install --frozen-lockfile
           yarn build
+
       - name: Upload artifacts
         if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository_owner == 'rancher' }}
         uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@v3
         with:
           path: ./build
-          retention-days: 10
-          compression-level: 9
+          retention-days: 5
+
   deploy:
     name: Publish
     if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' && github.repository_owner == 'rancher' }}
diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..209e3ef4b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+20