diff --git a/DEVNOTES.md b/DEVNOTES.md
index b3469cf113..15d615ba51 100644
--- a/DEVNOTES.md
+++ b/DEVNOTES.md
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Alternatively, you may install DUOS locally.
 1. Install Node LTS, but verify the [version of Node declared in the Dockerfile](https://github.com/DataBiosphere/duos-ui/blob/develop/Dockerfile#L2) and install that when setting up. You can install it with [Volta](https://docs.volta.sh/guide/understanding) or NVM.
 
 ```
-volta install node@24.7.0
+volta install node@24.9.0
 ```
 
 2. Next, install the project dependencies.
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index bb85809670..bbc98b90e0 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # builder image
-FROM node:24.7.0-trixie AS builder
+FROM node:24.9.0-trixie AS builder
 LABEL maintainer="grushton@broadinstitute.org"
 
 # set working directory
diff --git a/docs/getting-started.md b/docs/getting-started.md
index 058f4dd4f8..0b863b8def 100644
--- a/docs/getting-started.md
+++ b/docs/getting-started.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ gcloud auth application-default login
 gcloud auth configure-docker
 
 # install the appropriate version of nodejs and its dependencies
-NODE_VERSION=$(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DataBiosphere/duos-ui/develop/Dockerfile | awk 'NR==2 {gsub(":","@",$2); print $2}')
+NODE_VERSION=$(curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/DataBiosphere/duos-ui/develop/Dockerfile | awk 'NR==2 {gsub(/node:|-.*/,"", $2); print "node@" $2}')
 volta setup && volta install ${NODE_VERSION}
 ```
 
diff --git a/scripts/setup-devcontainer.sh b/scripts/setup-devcontainer.sh
index c9ccf60286..29768c85a0 100755
--- a/scripts/setup-devcontainer.sh
+++ b/scripts/setup-devcontainer.sh
@@ -17,6 +17,12 @@ install_gcloud_cli() {
   sudo apt install -y google-cloud-cli
 }
 
+install_node_with_nvm() {
+  NODE_VERSION=$(awk 'NR==2 {gsub(/node:|-.*/,"", $2); print $2}' Dockerfile)
+  . "${NVM_DIR}/nvm.sh"
+  nvm install "$NODE_VERSION"
+}
+
 install_duos_cypress() {
   npm install
   npx cypress install
@@ -41,6 +47,7 @@ dev_container() {
   cypress_requirements
   gcloud_cli_requirements
   install_gcloud_cli
+  install_node_with_nvm
   install_duos_cypress
   install_duos_config
 }