diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
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--- a/.nvmrc
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-18
+20
diff --git a/docs/contributors/development.md b/docs/contributors/development.md
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--- a/docs/contributors/development.md
+++ b/docs/contributors/development.md
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@
 
 ## Requirements
 
-- `Node.js` 18.x (may work with other versions but without any guarantee). For [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) users, just run `nvm use` for the repository root
-- `npm` 8 (may work with other versions but without any guarantee). In particular, we use [lockfileVersion: 2](https://docs.npmjs.com/cli/v8/configuring-npm/package-lock-json#lockfileversion). To ensure you use the (latest) npm 8 version, run `npm i -g npm@8`
+- `Node.js`: use the version referenced in `.nvmrc` file. For [nvm](https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm) users, just run `nvm use` for the repository root.
+- `npm`: use the version associated to the node version.
 - `Supported OS` Windows/Linux/macOS (see the GitHub Build workflow for more details)
 
 ## Build