diff --git a/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_8-install-zx.tmpl b/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_8-install-zx.tmpl
index 936a7fa3..94bcb22f 100644
--- a/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_8-install-zx.tmpl
+++ b/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_8-install-zx.tmpl
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@ if ! command -v volta > /dev/null; then
   fi
   export PATH="$VOLTA_HOME/bin:$PATH"
   logg 'Installing `node` via `volta`'
-  volta install node
+  volta install node@latest
 else
   if ! node --version > /dev/null; then
-    volta install node
+    volta install node@latest
   fi
 fi
 
@@ -50,15 +50,4 @@ if ! command -v zx > /dev/null; then
 else
   logg '`zx` is already installed'
 fi
-
-### Ensure recent version of Node.js is being used
-if command -v volta > /dev/null; then
-  if ! test "$(node --version | sed 's/^v//' | awk '{print $1}' | awk -F'.' ' ( $1 > 15) ')"; then
-    volta install node@latest
-  else
-    logg info 'Node.js appears to meet the minimum version requirements'
-  fi
-else
-  logg warn 'Volta is not installed'
-fi
 {{ end -}}
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diff --git a/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_9-ensure-recent-nodejs-version b/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_9-ensure-recent-nodejs-version
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..fec12050
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.local/share/chezmoi/home/.chezmoiscripts/_universal/run_onchange_before_9-ensure-recent-nodejs-version
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+{{- if (ne .host.distro.family "windows") }}
+
+# Node.js version: {{ output "node" "--version" }}
+
+### Ensure recent version of Node.js is being used
+if command -v volta > /dev/null; then
+  if ! test "$(node --version | sed 's/^v//' | awk '{print $1}' | awk -F'.' ' ( $1 > 15) ')"; then
+    logg info 'Installing latest version of Node.js'
+    volta install node@latest
+  else
+    logg info 'Node.js appears to meet the minimum version requirements (version >15)'
+  fi
+else
+  logg warn 'Volta is not installed - skipping logic that ensures Node.js meets the version requirement of >15'
+fi
+{{ end -}}
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