diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
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@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ To install Node (with npm) and Java locally on macOS, we recommend [brew](https:
 
 ```bash
 brew install nvm
-nvm install $(cat .nvmrc)
+nvm install
 brew cask install java
 ```