diff --git a/setup-node-environment/action.yml b/setup-node-environment/action.yml
index cbba8e9..0e92a97 100644
--- a/setup-node-environment/action.yml
+++ b/setup-node-environment/action.yml
@@ -71,8 +71,15 @@ runs:
         nodeVersion=$(sed -n 's/.*use-node-version=\([0-9.]*\).*/\1/p' .npmrc)
         if [[ -z "$nodeVersion" ]]; then
           nodeVersion="lts/*"
+          echo "##########################################################"
+          echo "Node version not found in .npmrc. Using default: $nodeVersion"
+        else
+          echo "##########################################################"
+          echo "Node version found in .npmrc: $nodeVersion"
         fi
 
+        echo "node-version=$nodeVersion" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
     - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4 # https://github.com/pnpm/action-setup?tab=readme-ov-file#inputs
       if: steps.prepare.outputs.setup-pnpm == 'true'
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4 # https://github.com/actions/setup-node?tab=readme-ov-file#usage