diff --git a/.tool-versions b/.tool-versions
index ce9317466475741e94d84af7b167e46b3744928d..d11b5698a0e52324e564f859ae08295ed1dc2f61 100644
--- a/.tool-versions
+++ b/.tool-versions
@@ -1 +1 @@
-nodejs 12.20.0
+nodejs 14.16.0
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 5a4f88822abae378d1df3c201e1fe694722715bf..2225bea7a787e7a9dd3938873a19fd5988627158 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ and configured, if not, do that first! If already done, proceed ahead.
 *  [NodeJS](https://nodejs.org/en/)
    *  Version is specified in [`.tool-versions`](.tool-versions))
    *  We use the same major node version as VS Code
-   *  You can use [`asdf`](https://asdf-vm.com/#/) to manage your node version
-*  [Npm](https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm)
+   *  Please use [`asdf`](https://asdf-vm.com/#/) with the [`nodejs` plugin](https://github.com/asdf-vm/asdf-nodejs) to manage your node version
+*  [Npm](https://www.npmjs.com/get-npm) (installed automatically by the `asdf` `nodejs` plugin)
 
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