diff --git a/VERSION b/VERSION
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3eefcb9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/VERSION
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+1.0.0
diff --git a/installers/install_node.sh b/installers/install_node.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6b53b98
--- /dev/null
+++ b/installers/install_node.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,156 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# Node.js and NVM Installer Script
+#
+
+# Run metascript to check if the shell is bash and load libraries
+PARENT_DIR="$(dirname "$0")/.."
+METASCRIPT_LOCAL="$PARENT_DIR/bootstrap.sh"
+METASCRIPT_URL="https://git.adityagupta.dev/sortedcord/bootstrap/raw/branch/master/bootstrap.sh"
+
+if [ -f "$METASCRIPT_LOCAL" ]; then
+    . "$METASCRIPT_LOCAL"
+else
+    if command -v wget >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        eval "$(wget -qO- "$METASCRIPT_URL")"
+    elif command -v curl >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+        eval "$(curl -fsSL "$METASCRIPT_URL")"
+    else
+        echo "Error: Neither wget nor curl is installed to fetch bootstrap.sh." >&2
+        exit 1
+    fi
+fi
+
+set -euo pipefail
+
+TMP_DIR="$(make_temp_dir)"
+cleanup() {
+    rm -rf "$TMP_DIR"
+}
+trap cleanup EXIT
+
+install_nvm() {
+    if has_command nvm || [ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+        if ! confirm "NVM is already installed. Reinstall/Upgrade?"; then
+            log_info "Skipping NVM installation."
+            return 0
+        fi
+    else
+        if ! confirm "Install NVM (Node Version Manager)?"; then
+            log_info "Skipping NVM installation."
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    # Ensure required commands are installed
+    if ! has_command tar; then
+        log_info "tar not found. Installing tar..."
+        pkg_install tar
+    fi
+
+    # Try to fetch the latest version of NVM from GitHub API
+    log_info "Fetching the latest NVM version..."
+    local latest_tag=""
+    if has_command curl; then
+        latest_tag=$(curl -sL https://api.github.com/repos/nvm-sh/nvm/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
+    elif has_command wget; then
+        latest_tag=$(wget -qO- https://api.github.com/repos/nvm-sh/nvm/releases/latest | grep '"tag_name":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"tag_name": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || true)
+    fi
+
+    if [ -z "$latest_tag" ]; then
+        latest_tag="v0.40.5" # Fallback version if API request fails
+        log_warn "Failed to fetch latest version from GitHub. Falling back to hardcoded version: $latest_tag"
+    else
+        log_info "Latest NVM version found: $latest_tag"
+    fi
+
+    local nvm_url="https://github.com/nvm-sh/nvm/archive/refs/tags/${latest_tag}.tar.gz"
+    log_info "Downloading NVM from $nvm_url..."
+
+    if has_command curl; then
+        curl -fsSL "$nvm_url" -o "$TMP_DIR/nvm.tar.gz"
+    else
+        wget -qO "$TMP_DIR/nvm.tar.gz" "$nvm_url"
+    fi
+
+    log_info "Extracting NVM archive directly to $HOME/.nvm (stripping versioned subfolder to keep config generic)..."
+    mkdir -p "$HOME/.nvm"
+    tar -xzf "$TMP_DIR/nvm.tar.gz" -C "$HOME/.nvm" --strip-components=1
+
+    log_success "NVM source files successfully extracted to $HOME/.nvm."
+}
+
+configure_shell() {
+    IFS=' ' read -ra target_files <<< "$(get_shell_configs)"
+
+    local content
+    content=$(cat << 'EOF'
+export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"  # Load NVM
+[ -s "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion" ] && \. "$NVM_DIR/bash_completion"  # Load NVM bash completion
+EOF
+)
+
+    for config_file in "${target_files[@]}"; do
+        log_info "Adding NVM configuration block to $config_file..."
+        inject_block "$config_file" "nvm setup" "$content"
+        
+        # Source if modified (only for bashrc)
+        if [ "$config_file" = "$HOME/.bashrc" ]; then
+            log_info "Sourcing $config_file..."
+            . "$config_file" 2>/dev/null || true
+        fi
+    done
+}
+
+install_node() {
+    # Ensure NVM is loaded in this script context
+    if [ -s "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh" ]; then
+        # Temporarily disable nounset as nvm.sh does not support set -u
+        set +u
+        . "$HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh"
+    else
+        log_error "Could not load NVM to install Node.js."
+        return 1
+    fi
+
+    if has_command node; then
+        log_info "Currently installed Node.js version: $(node --version)"
+        if ! confirm "Install/Update to latest Node.js LTS version?"; then
+            log_info "Skipping Node.js installation."
+            set -u
+            return 0
+        fi
+    else
+        if ! confirm "Install Node.js LTS version?"; then
+            log_info "Skipping Node.js installation."
+            set -u
+            return 0
+        fi
+    fi
+
+    log_info "Installing Node.js LTS version..."
+    nvm install --lts
+    nvm use --lts
+    nvm alias default 'lts/*'
+    log_success "Node.js installed successfully!"
+    set -u
+}
+
+main() {
+    install_nvm
+    configure_shell
+    install_node
+
+    echo
+    if has_command node; then
+        log_success "Node.js (via NVM) installation and configuration complete."
+        log_info "Installed Node version: $(node --version)"
+        log_info "Installed NVM version: $(nvm --version 2>/dev/null || cat "$HOME/.nvm/package.json" | grep '"version":' | head -n1 | sed -E 's/.*"version": "([^"]+)".*/\1/' || echo "unknown")"
+    else
+        log_success "Installation complete."
+        log_info "Please close and reopen your terminal or run: source ~/.bashrc (or source ~/.zshrc) to verify."
+    fi
+}
+
+main "$@"
diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md
index 1b09ee1..feb61ca 100644
--- a/readme.md
+++ b/readme.md
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ The goal is simple: reduce the number of manual steps required after installing
 
 | Script            | Description                                                           |
 | ----------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `install_node.sh` | Installs Node.js (LTS) and NVM (Node Version Manager).                 |
 | `install_nvim.sh` | Installs Neovim 0.11.7 and clones my Neovim configuration repository. |
 | `install_yazi.sh` | Installs Yazi terminal file manager and its dependencies.             |
 | `install_zoxide.sh` | Installs Zoxide directory jumper and configures shell integrations.   |
diff --git a/routes.sh b/routes.sh
index c361073..bf16ee0 100755
--- a/routes.sh
+++ b/routes.sh
@@ -17,12 +17,13 @@ require_bash
 
 # Registry of installers
 declare -A INSTALLERS=(
+    [node]="Install Node.js (LTS) and NVM"
     [nvim]="Install Neovim 0.11.7 and configuration"
     [yazi]="Install Yazi terminal file manager and dependencies"
     [zoxide]="Install Zoxide directory jumper"
 )
 # Order in which installers should be displayed
-INSTALLER_KEYS=(nvim yazi zoxide)
+INSTALLER_KEYS=(node nvim yazi zoxide)
 
 SCRIPT_NAMES="${1:-}"
 if [ -z "$SCRIPT_NAMES" ] || [ "$SCRIPT_NAMES" = "-h" ] || [ "$SCRIPT_NAMES" = "--help" ]; then