diff --git a/contribute/developer-guide.md b/contribute/developer-guide.md
index dff545abdd4..738db68143a 100644
--- a/contribute/developer-guide.md
+++ b/contribute/developer-guide.md
@@ -10,8 +10,14 @@ Make sure you have the following dependencies installed before setting up your d
 
 - [Git](https://git-scm.com/)
 - [Go](https://golang.org/dl/) (see [go.mod](../go.mod#L3) for minimum required version)
-- [Node.js (Long Term Support)](https://nodejs.org)
-- [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com)
+
+Additionally you'll need:
+
+- [Node.js](https://nodejs.org) (see `volta.node` property in [package.json](../package.json) for the correct version).
+- [Yarn](https://yarnpkg.com) (see `volta.yarn` property in [package.json](../package.json) for the correct version).
+
+We recommend using [Volta](https://github.com/volta-cli/volta) to manage your JS toolchain.
+Refer to the [Volta Getting Started Guide](https://docs.volta.sh/guide/getting-started) for setup instructions for your operating system.
 
 ### macOS
 
@@ -20,9 +26,6 @@ We recommend using [Homebrew](https://brew.sh/) for installing any missing depen
 ```
 brew install git
 brew install go
-brew install node@14
-
-npm install -g yarn
 ```
 
 ### Windows
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 54b02f8f927..fefef14bc4a 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -328,6 +328,7 @@
     "node": ">= 14"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "14.15.1"
+    "node": "14.16.0",
+    "yarn": "1.22.5"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-data/package.json b/packages/grafana-data/package.json
index 6ad24e902e8..0991066368d 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-data/package.json
+++ b/packages/grafana-data/package.json
@@ -55,5 +55,8 @@
     "sinon": "8.1.1",
     "tinycolor2": "1.4.1",
     "typescript": "4.2.4"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/package.json b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/package.json
index 9ac0c89ce77..c7d0e258943 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/package.json
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e-selectors/package.json
@@ -45,5 +45,8 @@
     "execa": "4.0.0",
     "typescript": "4.2.4",
     "yaml": "^1.8.3"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-e2e/package.json b/packages/grafana-e2e/package.json
index c45f4e4e8ce..f36f4660672 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-e2e/package.json
+++ b/packages/grafana-e2e/package.json
@@ -56,5 +56,8 @@
     "ts-loader": "6.2.1",
     "typescript": "4.2.4",
     "yaml": "^1.8.3"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/package.json b/packages/grafana-runtime/package.json
index 5edc21cece2..389ccf279f6 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/package.json
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/package.json
@@ -46,5 +46,8 @@
     "rollup-plugin-visualizer": "4.2.0",
     "typescript": "4.2.4"
   },
-  "types": "src/index.ts"
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "volta": {
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-toolkit/package.json b/packages/grafana-toolkit/package.json
index 23690bd48d9..1c3af1bef64 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-toolkit/package.json
+++ b/packages/grafana-toolkit/package.json
@@ -110,5 +110,8 @@
   },
   "_moduleAliases": {
     "puppeteer": "node_modules/puppeteer-core"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/grafana-ui/package.json b/packages/grafana-ui/package.json
index fa54c3cb09b..55287c36299 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/grafana-ui/package.json
@@ -124,5 +124,8 @@
     "typescript": "4.2.4",
     "webpack-filter-warnings-plugin": "1.2.1"
   },
-  "types": "src/index.ts"
+  "types": "src/index.ts",
+  "volta": {
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/packages/jaeger-ui-components/package.json b/packages/jaeger-ui-components/package.json
index 8f460819138..e3c3df81343 100644
--- a/packages/jaeger-ui-components/package.json
+++ b/packages/jaeger-ui-components/package.json
@@ -41,5 +41,8 @@
     "recompose": "^0.25.0",
     "tinycolor2": "1.4.1",
     "tween-functions": "^1.2.0"
+  },
+  "volta": {
+    "extends": "../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins-bundled/internal/input-datasource/package.json b/plugins-bundled/internal/input-datasource/package.json
index b0f23942313..521f557a103 100644
--- a/plugins-bundled/internal/input-datasource/package.json
+++ b/plugins-bundled/internal/input-datasource/package.json
@@ -20,6 +20,6 @@
     "@grafana/ui": "8.1.0-pre"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "12.16.2"
+    "extends": "../../../package.json"
   }
 }
diff --git a/plugins-bundled/internal/plugin-admin-app/package.json b/plugins-bundled/internal/plugin-admin-app/package.json
index dda136d891e..9c67bca64a1 100644
--- a/plugins-bundled/internal/plugin-admin-app/package.json
+++ b/plugins-bundled/internal/plugin-admin-app/package.json
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@
     "@grafana/ui": "8.1.0-pre"
   },
   "volta": {
-    "node": "12.16.2"
+    "extends": "../../../package.json"
   }
 }