diff --git a/.github/workflows/versions.yml b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
index 51ff5fea..bdb99970 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
@@ -53,9 +53,9 @@ jobs:
       - if: runner.os != 'Windows' && runner.os != 'macOS'
         name: Verify node and npm
         run: |
-          . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
-          [[ $(nvm version-remote "${{ matrix.node-version }}") =~ ^v([^.]+) ]]
-          __tests__/verify-node.sh "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+          node_version=$(node --version)
+          major_version=${node_version:1:2}
+          __tests__/verify-node.sh "$major_version"
         shell: bash
 
   v8-canary-syntax: