diff --git a/docs/howto/develop/setup.md b/docs/howto/develop/setup.md
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@@ -305,6 +305,11 @@ yarn
 yarn start
 ```
 
+Note that the current codebase requires Node.js version 16.20. If you have a newer version installed on your system, you may need to downgrade or use the following workaround as described [here](https://codingbeautydev.com/blog/node-err-ossl-evp-unsupported/) before `yarn start` works properly. 
+```
+export NODE_OPTIONS=--openssl-legacy-provider
+```
+
 ### JupyterHub
 
 NOMAD also has a built-in JupyterHub that is used to launch remote tools (e.g. Jupyter