diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 31cfaa0..22ae77b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -6,9 +6,33 @@ on:
 jobs:
   test:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node: [16, 18]
+        pnpm: [7, 8]
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: ./
         with:
+          node: ${{ matrix.node }}
+          pnpm: ${{ matrix.pnpm }}
           cwd: "test"
           install-ignore-scripts: true
+
+  test-version-file:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: ./
+        with:
+          cwd: "test"
+          node-file: ".node-version"
+          install-ignore-scripts: true
+
+      - name: check version
+        id: check-version
+        run: echo "VERSION=$(node -v)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+      - name: fail on wrong version (${{ steps.check-version.outputs.VERSION }})
+        if: ${{ steps.check-version.outputs.VERSION != 'v16.16.0' }}
+        run: exit 1
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index adceed6..da1dd01 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -1,2 +1,3 @@
 node_modules
 test/node_modules
+/.idea/
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 64e766f..2e4dfdf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -16,18 +16,20 @@ jobs:
         # with:
           # pnpm: 8
           # node: 18
-          # cwd: "."
+          # node-file: ''
+          # cwd: '.'
           # install: false
           # install-ignore-scripts: false
 ```
 
-| Inputs                   | Default value | Description                                                                                                       |
-|--------------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| `pnpm`                   | `8`           | PNPM version to install                                                                                           |
-| `node`                   | `18`          | Node version to install                                                                                           |
-| `cwd`                    | `.`           | Changes pnpm-lock.yaml lookup location and the work directory of "pnpm install" if enabled                        |
-| `install`                | `false`       | Runs "pnpm install" in working directory                                                                          |
-| `install-ignore-scripts` | `false`       | Runs "pnpm install --ignore-scripts" in working directory. Enable "install" or "install-ignore-scripts" only once |
+| Inputs                   | Default value | Description                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
+|--------------------------|---------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| `pnpm`                   | `8`           | PNPM version to install                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
+| `node`                   | `18`          | Version Spec of the version to use in SemVer notation.<br /> It also emits such aliases as lts, latest, nightly and canary builds.<br /> Examples: 12.x, 10.15.1, >=10.15.0, lts/Hydrogen, 16-nightly, latest, node         |
+| `node-file`              | `''`          | File containing the version Spec of the version to use.<br /> Examples: .nvmrc, .node-version, .tool-versions.<br /> If node-version and node-version-file are both provided the action will use version from node-version. |
+| `cwd`                    | `.`           | Changes pnpm-lock.yaml lookup location and the work directory of "pnpm install" if enabled                                                                                                                                  |
+| `install`                | `false`       | Runs "pnpm install" in working directory                                                                                                                                                                                    |
+| `install-ignore-scripts` | `false`       | Runs "pnpm install --ignore-scripts" in working directory. Enable "install" or "install-ignore-scripts" only once                                                                                                           |
 
 
 
diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index a5c791c..5044c18 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -9,11 +9,15 @@ inputs:
   pnpm:
     description: "PNPM version"
     required: false
-    default: 8
+    default: '8'
   node:
-    description: "Node version"
+    description: "Version Spec of the version to use. Examples: 12.x, 10.15.1, >=10.15.0."
     required: false
-    default: 18
+    default: '18'
+  node-file:
+    description: 'File containing the version Spec of the version to use.  Examples: .nvmrc, .node-version, .tool-versions.'
+    required: false
+    default: ''
   cwd:
     description: "Work directory"
     required: false
@@ -34,14 +38,23 @@ runs:
       uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
       with:
         version: ${{ inputs.pnpm }}
-  
+
     - name: use Node.js ${{ inputs.node }}
+      if: "${{ inputs.node-file == '' }}"
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: ${{ inputs.node }}
         cache: "pnpm"
         cache-dependency-path: "${{ inputs.cwd }}/pnpm-lock.yaml"
 
+    - name: use Node.js ${{ inputs.node }}
+      if: "${{ inputs.node-file != '' }}"
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      with:
+        node-version-file: "${{ inputs.cwd }}/${{ inputs.node-file }}"
+        cache: "pnpm"
+        cache-dependency-path: "${{ inputs.cwd }}/pnpm-lock.yaml"
+
     - name: Run pnpm install
       if: "${{ inputs.install == 'true' }}"
       shell: bash
diff --git a/test/.node-version b/test/.node-version
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5d8bda1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/.node-version
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+v16.16.0
\ No newline at end of file