diff --git a/lib/node.zsh b/lib/node.zsh
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index 000000000..f41f8664e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/node.zsh
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+# get the node.js version
+function node_prompt_info() {
+  local node_prompt
+  node_prompt=$(node -v 2>/dev/null)
+  [[ "${node_prompt}x" == "x" ]] && return
+  node_prompt=${node_prompt:1}
+  echo "${ZSH_THEME_NVM_PROMPT_PREFIX}${node_prompt}${ZSH_THEME_NVM_PROMPT_SUFFIX}"
+}