diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 23e5d16c..6740015e 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -62591,6 +62591,12 @@ function queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch = os.arch()) {
         }
         let versions = [];
         let nodeVersions = yield getVersionsFromDist();
+        if (versionSpec === 'current' ||
+            versionSpec === 'latest' ||
+            versionSpec === 'node') {
+            core.info(`getting latest node version...`);
+            return nodeVersions[0].version;
+        }
         nodeVersions.forEach((nodeVersion) => {
             // ensure this version supports your os and platform
             if (nodeVersion.files.indexOf(dataFileName) >= 0) {