diff --git a/.circleci/config_continue.yml b/.circleci/config_continue.yml
index 4fb103b4..3f196ad3 100644
--- a/.circleci/config_continue.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config_continue.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ jobs:
       - checkout
       - run: apt update && apt install -y jq
       - run: (cd .circleci/ && ./installJava.sh)
+      - run: (cd .circleci/ && ./installNode.sh 20)
       - run: echo "127.0.0.1 localhost.org" >> /etc/hosts
       - run: python3 -m pip install -r dev-requirements.txt
       - run: (cd .circleci/ && ./doBackendSDKTests.sh << parameters.cdi-version >> << parameters.fdi-version >>)
diff --git a/.circleci/installNode.sh b/.circleci/installNode.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..c89d42ae
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.circleci/installNode.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+export NODE_VERSION=$1
+
+curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_$NODE_VERSION.x | bash -
+apt-get install -y nodejs