diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
index a8ce81f..e26195a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_and_deploy.yml
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ jobs:
   build-and-deploy:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
+      - name: Specify Node Version
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 16
+          
       - name: Checkout 🛎️
         uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.1 # If you're using actions/checkout@v2 you must set persist-credentials to false in most cases for the deployment to work correctly.
         with: