diff --git a/build.gradle b/build.gradle
index 65089a31..cadb08fc 100644
--- a/build.gradle
+++ b/build.gradle
@@ -72,5 +72,9 @@ idea {
 }
 
 node {
+  download = true
+  // Version of node to download and install (only used if download is true)
+  // It will be unpacked in the workDir
+  version = "12.18.3"
   nodeProjectDir = file("${project.projectDir}/jetbrains-viewer")
 }