diff --git a/www/node/Makefile b/www/node/Makefile
index 9a5e27f0b247..40a17ab27b0d 100644
--- a/www/node/Makefile
+++ b/www/node/Makefile
@@ -1,12 +1,14 @@
 PORTNAME=	node
-PORTVERSION=	18.16.0
+PORTVERSION=	${NODEJS_PORTVERSION}
 CATEGORIES=	www
 
 MAINTAINER=	sunpoet@FreeBSD.org
 COMMENT=	V8 JavaScript for client and server (meta port)
 WWW=		https://nodejs.org/ \
 		https://github.com/nodejs/node
 
 USES=		metaport nodejs:run
 
-.include <bsd.port.mk>
+.include <bsd.port.pre.mk>
+.include "${.CURDIR}/../node${NODEJS_VERSION}/Makefile.version"
+.include <bsd.port.post.mk>