diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 54e4544..74eefcd 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -29,32 +29,27 @@ def deps do
 end
 ```
 
-Once installed, change your `config/config.exs` to pick your
-Node.js version of choice:
-
-```elixir
-config :nodelix, version: "20.10.0"
-```
-
 Now you can install Node.js by running:
 
 ```shell
-$ mix nodelix.install
+$ mix nodelix.install --version 18.18.2
 ```
 
 And invoke Node.js with:
 
 ```shell
-$ mix nodelix some-script.js --some-option
+$ mix nodelix --version 18.18.2 some-script.js --some-option
 ```
 
+If you omit the `--version` flag, the latest known
+[LTS version](https://nodejs.org/en/about/previous-releases) at the
+time of publishing will used.
+
 The Node.js installation is located at `_build/dev/nodejs/versions/$VERSION`.
 
 ## Nodelix configuration
 
-There are two global configurations for the nodelix application:
-
-- `:version` - the Node.js version to use
+There is one global configuration for the nodelix application:
 
 - `:cacerts_path` - the directory to find certificates for
   https connections
@@ -66,13 +61,12 @@ which you can configure its args, current directory and environment:
 
 ```elixir
 config :nodelix,
-  version: "20.10.0",
   default: [
     args: ~w(
       some-script.js
       --some-option
     ),
-    cd: Path.expand("../assets", __DIR__)
+    cd: Path.expand("../assets", __DIR__),
   ],
   custom: [
     args: ~w(
diff --git a/config/config.exs b/config/config.exs
index 1cf8a1d..e0890c8 100644
--- a/config/config.exs
+++ b/config/config.exs
@@ -1,7 +1,6 @@
 import Config
 
 config :nodelix,
-  version: "20.10.0",
   test_profile: [
     args: ["--version"]
   ]
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.ex
index d9a048f..ace0ed0 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix do
   use Mix.Task
 
+  alias Nodelix.VersionManager
+
   @moduledoc """
   Invokes `node` with the provided arguments.
 
@@ -21,7 +23,10 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix do
 
   ## Options
 
-    - `--profile` - name of the profile to use
+    - `--version` - Node.js version to use, defaults to latest known
+    LTS version (`#{VersionManager.latest_lts_version()}`)
+
+    - `--profile` - name of the profile to use, defaults to `default`
 
     - `--runtime-config` - load the runtime configuration
       before executing command
@@ -29,7 +34,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix do
   Flags to control this Mix task must be given before the
   node arguments:
 
-      $ mix nodelix --profile default --runtime-config some-script.js --some-option
+      $ mix nodelix --version 18.18.2 --profile default --runtime-config some-script.js --some-option
 
   """
 
@@ -40,7 +45,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix do
   @impl Mix.Task
   @spec run([String.t()]) :: :ok
   def run(args) do
-    switches = [profile: :string, runtime_config: :boolean]
+    switches = [version: :string, profile: :string, runtime_config: :boolean]
 
     {opts, remaining_args, invalid_opts} = OptionParser.parse_head(args, strict: switches)
     node_args = Enum.map(invalid_opts, &elem(&1, 0)) ++ remaining_args
@@ -50,6 +55,10 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix do
       Mix.ensure_application!(:ssl)
     end
 
+    version = opts[:version] || VersionManager.latest_lts_version()
+
+    profile = opts[:profile] || "default"
+
     if opts[:runtime_config] do
       Mix.Task.run("app.config")
     else
@@ -57,16 +66,19 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix do
       Application.ensure_all_started(:nodelix)
     end
 
-    profile = opts[:profile] || "default"
-
     Mix.Task.reenable("nodelix")
-    install_and_run([profile | node_args])
+    install_and_run(version, profile, node_args)
   end
 
-  defp install_and_run([profile | args] = all) do
-    case Nodelix.install_and_run(String.to_atom(profile), args) do
-      0 -> :ok
-      status -> Mix.raise("`mix nodelix #{Enum.join(all, " ")}` exited with #{status}")
+  defp install_and_run(version, profile, args) do
+    case Nodelix.install_and_run(version, String.to_atom(profile), args) do
+      0 ->
+        :ok
+
+      status ->
+        Mix.raise(
+          "`mix nodelix --version #{version} --profile #{profile} #{Enum.join(args, " ")}` exited with #{status}"
+        )
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.install.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.install.ex
index 3b0efc0..6dbd862 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.install.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.install.ex
@@ -12,19 +12,19 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix.Install do
   > API _should not_ be considered stable, and using a pinned version is _recommended_.
 
       $ mix nodelix.install
+      $ mix nodelix.install --version 18.18.2
       $ mix nodelix.install --force
 
-  By default, it installs #{VersionManager.latest_lts_version()} but you
-  can configure it in your config files, such as:
+  ## Options
 
-      config :nodelix, :version, "#{VersionManager.latest_lts_version()}"
+    - `--version` - name of the profile to use, defaults to latest known
+    LTS version (`#{VersionManager.latest_lts_version()}`)
 
-  ## Options
+    - `--force` - install even if the given version is already present
 
     - `--runtime-config` - load the runtime configuration
       before executing command
 
-    - `--force` - install even if the given version is already present
   """
 
   @shortdoc "Installs Node.js"
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix.Install do
   @impl Mix.Task
   @spec run([String.t()]) :: :ok
   def run(args) do
-    valid_options = [runtime_config: :boolean, force: :boolean, assets: :boolean]
+    valid_options = [version: :string, force: :boolean, runtime_config: :boolean]
 
     {opts, archive_base_url} =
       case OptionParser.parse_head!(args, strict: valid_options) do
@@ -50,16 +50,17 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix.Install do
 
               mix nodelix.install
               mix nodelix.install 'https://nodejs.org/dist/v$version/node-v$version-$target.$ext'
-              mix nodelix.install --runtime-config
+              mix nodelix.install --version 18.18.2
               mix nodelix.install --force
+              mix nodelix.install --runtime-config
           """)
       end
 
-    if opts[:runtime_config], do: Mix.Task.run("app.config")
+    version = opts[:version] || VersionManager.latest_lts_version()
 
-    configured_version = Nodelix.configured_version()
+    if opts[:runtime_config], do: Mix.Task.run("app.config")
 
-    if VersionManager.is_installed?(configured_version) and !opts[:force] do
+    if VersionManager.is_installed?(version) and !opts[:force] do
       :ok
     else
       if function_exported?(Mix, :ensure_application!, 1) do
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix.Install do
       end
 
       Mix.Task.run("loadpaths")
-      VersionManager.install(configured_version, archive_base_url)
+      VersionManager.install(version, archive_base_url)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.npm.ex b/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.npm.ex
index 85f4488..54fd676 100644
--- a/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.npm.ex
+++ b/lib/mix/tasks/nodelix.npm.ex
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix.Npm do
   use Mix.Task
 
+  alias Nodelix.VersionManager
+
   @moduledoc """
   Invokes `npm` with the provided arguments.
 
@@ -15,22 +17,37 @@ defmodule Mix.Tasks.Nodelix.Npm do
 
   Example:
 
-      $ mix nodelix.npm install --save-dev semantic-release semantic-release-hex
+      $ mix nodelix.npm install --save-dev tailwindcss esbuild
 
   Refer to `Mix.Tasks.Nodelix` for task options and to `Nodelix` for more information
   on configuration and profiles.
 
-  """
+  ## Options
 
-  alias Nodelix.VersionManager
+    - `--version` - Node.js version to use, defaults to latest known
+    LTS version (`#{VersionManager.latest_lts_version()}`)
+
+  Flags to control this Mix task must be given before the
+  node arguments:
+
+      $ mix nodelix.npm --version 18.18.2 install --save-dev tailwindcss esbuild
+
+  """
 
   @shortdoc "Invokes npm with the provided arguments"
 
   @impl Mix.Task
   @spec run([String.t()]) :: :ok
   def run(args) do
-    npm_path = VersionManager.bin_path(:npm, Nodelix.configured_version())
+    switches = [version: :string]
+
+    {opts, remaining_args, invalid_opts} = OptionParser.parse_head(args, strict: switches)
+    npm_args = Enum.map(invalid_opts, &elem(&1, 0)) ++ remaining_args
+
+    version = opts[:version] || VersionManager.latest_lts_version()
+
+    npm_path = VersionManager.bin_path(:npm, version)
 
-    Mix.Task.run("nodelix", [npm_path | args])
+    Mix.Tasks.Nodelix.run(["--version", version] ++ [npm_path | npm_args])
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/nodelix.ex b/lib/nodelix.ex
index 6836a4b..b028663 100644
--- a/lib/nodelix.ex
+++ b/lib/nodelix.ex
@@ -14,9 +14,7 @@ defmodule Nodelix do
 
   ## Nodelix configuration
 
-  There are two global configurations for the nodelix application:
-
-  - `:version` - the Node.js version to use
+  There is one global configuration for the nodelix application:
 
   - `:cacerts_path` - the directory to find certificates for
       https connections
@@ -28,21 +26,23 @@ defmodule Nodelix do
 
   ```elixir
   config :nodelix,
-  version: "#{VersionManager.latest_lts_version()}",
-  default: [
-    args: ~w(
-      some-script.js
-      --some-option
-    ),
-    cd: Path.expand("../assets", __DIR__),
-  ],
-  custom: [
-    args: ~w(
-      another-script.js
-      --another-option
-    ),
-    cd: Path.expand("../assets/scripts", __DIR__),
-  ]
+    default: [
+      args: ~w(
+        some-script.js
+        --some-option
+      ),
+      cd: Path.expand("../assets", __DIR__),
+    ],
+    custom: [
+      args: ~w(
+        another-script.js
+        --another-option
+      ),
+      cd: Path.expand("../assets/scripts", __DIR__),
+      env: [
+        NODE_DEBUG: "*"
+      ]
+    ]
   ```
 
   The default current directory is your project's root.
@@ -61,28 +61,9 @@ defmodule Nodelix do
 
   @doc false
   def start(_, _) do
-    unless Application.get_env(:nodelix, :version) do
-      latest_lts_version = VersionManager.latest_lts_version()
-
-      Logger.warning("""
-      Node.js version is not configured. Please set it in your config files:
-
-          config :nodelix, :version, "#{latest_lts_version}"
-
-      Using latest known LTS version at the time of release: #{latest_lts_version}
-      """)
-    end
-
     Supervisor.start_link([], strategy: :one_for_one)
   end
 
-  @doc """
-  Returns the configured Node.js version.
-  """
-  def configured_version do
-    Application.get_env(:nodelix, :version, VersionManager.latest_lts_version())
-  end
-
   @doc """
   Returns the configuration for the given profile.
 
@@ -94,7 +75,6 @@ defmodule Nodelix do
       Unknown nodelix profile. Make sure the profile is defined in your config/config.exs file, such as:
 
           config :nodelix,
-            version: "#{VersionManager.latest_lts_version()}",
             #{profile}: [
               args: ~w(
                 some-script.js
@@ -112,7 +92,7 @@ defmodule Nodelix do
   The task output will be streamed directly to stdio. It
   returns the status of the underlying call.
   """
-  def run(profile, extra_args \\ []) when is_atom(profile) and is_list(extra_args) do
+  def run(version, profile, extra_args \\ []) when is_atom(profile) and is_list(extra_args) do
     config = config_for!(profile)
     args = (config[:args] || []) ++ extra_args
 
@@ -127,7 +107,7 @@ defmodule Nodelix do
       stderr_to_stdout: true
     ]
 
-    VersionManager.bin_path(:node, Nodelix.configured_version())
+    VersionManager.bin_path(:node, version)
     |> System.cmd(args, opts)
     |> elem(1)
   end
@@ -136,15 +116,13 @@ defmodule Nodelix do
   Installs Node.js if the configured version is not available,
   and then runs `node`.
 
-  Returns the same as `run/2`.
+  Returns the same as `run/3`.
   """
-  def install_and_run(profile, args) do
-    version = configured_version()
-
+  def install_and_run(version, profile, args) do
     unless VersionManager.is_installed?(version) do
       VersionManager.install(version)
     end
 
-    run(profile, args)
+    run(version, profile, args)
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/nodelix/version_manager.ex b/lib/nodelix/version_manager.ex
index 65dae76..1a80b98 100644
--- a/lib/nodelix/version_manager.ex
+++ b/lib/nodelix/version_manager.ex
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ defmodule Nodelix.VersionManager do
     unpack_archive(version)
 
     Logger.debug(
-      "Succesfully installed Node.js v#{Nodelix.configured_version()} in #{Map.get(paths(version), :destination)}"
+      "Succesfully installed Node.js v#{version} in #{Map.get(paths(version), :destination)}"
     )
 
     :ok
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ defmodule Nodelix.VersionManager do
   end
 
   defp fetch_archive(version, archive_base_url) do
-    archive_url = get_url(archive_base_url)
+    archive_url = get_url(archive_base_url, version)
     %{archive: archive_path} = paths(version)
 
     Logger.debug("Downloading Node.js from #{archive_url}")
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ defmodule Nodelix.VersionManager do
   end
 
   defp fetch_checksums(version) do
-    checksums_url = get_url(@signed_checksums_base_url)
+    checksums_url = get_url(@signed_checksums_base_url, version)
 
     %{checksums: checksums_path} = paths(version)
 
@@ -268,9 +268,9 @@ defmodule Nodelix.VersionManager do
     end
   end
 
-  defp get_url(base_url) do
+  defp get_url(base_url, version) do
     base_url
-    |> String.replace("$version", Nodelix.configured_version())
+    |> String.replace("$version", version)
     |> String.replace("$target", target())
     |> String.replace("$ext", extension())
   end
diff --git a/test/nodelix_test.exs b/test/nodelix_test.exs
index eb24f2c..73013b3 100644
--- a/test/nodelix_test.exs
+++ b/test/nodelix_test.exs
@@ -8,11 +8,6 @@ defmodule NodelixTest do
     Mix.Task.run("nodelix.install")
   end
 
-  setup do
-    Application.put_env(:nodelix, :version, @version)
-    :ok
-  end
-
   test "run without profile" do
     assert ExUnit.CaptureIO.capture_io(fn ->
              assert Mix.Task.rerun("nodelix", ["--version"]) == :ok
@@ -26,15 +21,10 @@ defmodule NodelixTest do
   end
 
   test "installs and runs multiple versions" do
-    Application.put_env(:nodelix, :version, "18.18.2")
-    Mix.Task.rerun("nodelix.install")
-
     assert ExUnit.CaptureIO.capture_io(fn ->
-             assert Mix.Task.rerun("nodelix", ["--version"]) == :ok
+             assert Mix.Task.rerun("nodelix", ["--version", "18.18.2", "--version"]) == :ok
            end) =~ "18.18.2"
 
-    Application.put_env(:nodelix, :version, @version)
-
     assert ExUnit.CaptureIO.capture_io(fn ->
              assert Mix.Task.rerun("nodelix", ["--version"]) == :ok
            end) =~ @version