# Node\.js Version now customizable in the Project Settings

**Published:** January 22, 2021 | **Authors:** Steven Salat, Leo Lamprecht

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For easy customization and in preparation for [Node.js 14 LTS](https://github.com/nodejs/node/blob/master/doc/changelogs/CHANGELOG_V14.md) landing in the future, the **General page** in the **Project Settings** now contains a section for defining the Node.js version used in the Build Step and Serverless Functions.

Previously, defining an `engines` property in the `package.json` file was required to customize the Node.js version. However, this property will take precedence over the Project Setting.

Check out [the documentation](https://vercel.com/docs/runtimes#official-runtimes/node-js/node-js-version) as well.

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