diff --git a/.github/workflows/versions.yml b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
index d13fe4024..6b299c1f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,20 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
+  latest-syntax:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        node-version: [node]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+
   manifest:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e997b92e5..65acf7ac8 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ The `node-version` input supports the following syntax:
 major versions: `12`, `14`, `16`
 more specific versions: `10.15`, `14.2.0`, `16.3.0`
 nvm lts syntax: `lts/erbium`, `lts/fermium`, `lts/*`
+nvm latest version syntax: `node`
 
 ## Caching global packages data
 
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index a9baae0a1..3d713ae30 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -373,6 +373,10 @@ async function queryDistForMatch(
   let versions: string[] = [];
   let nodeVersions = await getVersionsFromDist();
 
+  if (versionSpec === 'node') {
+    return nodeVersions[0].version;
+  }
+
   nodeVersions.forEach((nodeVersion: INodeVersion) => {
     // ensure this version supports your os and platform
     if (nodeVersion.files.indexOf(dataFileName) >= 0) {