diff --git a/.github/workflows/versions.yml b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
index 0472e64be..88a1b0f2c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/versions.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/versions.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,46 @@ jobs:
           __tests__/verify-node.sh "${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
         shell: bash
 
+  nightly-syntax:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        node-version: [16.0.0-nightly20210420a0261d231c, 17-nightly, 18.0.0-nightly]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: Verify node and npm
+        run: |
+          nightlyVersion="${{ matrix.node-version }}"
+          majorVersion=$(echo $nightlyVersion | cut -d- -f1)
+          __tests__/verify-node.sh "$majorVersion"
+        shell: bash
+
+  rc-syntax:
+    runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    strategy:
+      fail-fast: false
+      matrix:
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest, macos-latest]
+        node-version: [16.0.0-rc.1, 18.0.0-rc.2, 19.0.0-rc.0]
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: ./
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: Verify node and npm
+        run: |
+          rcVersion="${{ matrix.node-version }}"
+          majorVersion=$(echo $rcVersion | cut -d- -f1)
+          __tests__/verify-node.sh "$majorVersion"
+        shell: bash
+
   manifest:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     strategy:
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d9d7eebe..f2fbd3d99 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -131,11 +131,13 @@ If the runner is not able to access github.com, any Nodejs versions requested du
 1. [Check latest version](docs/advanced-usage.md#check-latest-version)
 2. [Using a node version file](docs/advanced-usage.md#node-version-file)
 3. [Using different architectures](docs/advanced-usage.md#architecture)
-4. [Caching packages data](docs/advanced-usage.md#caching-packages-data)
-5. [Using multiple operating systems and architectures](docs/advanced-usage.md#multiple-operating-systems-and-architectures)
-6. [Publishing to npmjs and GPR with npm](docs/advanced-usage.md#publish-to-npmjs-and-gpr-with-npm)
-7. [Publishing to npmjs and GPR with yarn](docs/advanced-usage.md#publish-to-npmjs-and-gpr-with-yarn)
-8. [Using private packages](docs/advanced-usage.md#use-private-packages)
+4. [Using nigthly versions](docs/advanced-usage.md#nightly-versions)
+5. [Using rc versions](docs/advanced-usage.md#rc-versions)
+6. [Caching packages data](docs/advanced-usage.md#caching-packages-data)
+7. [Using multiple operating systems and architectures](docs/advanced-usage.md#multiple-operating-systems-and-architectures)
+8. [Publishing to npmjs and GPR with npm](docs/advanced-usage.md#publish-to-npmjs-and-gpr-with-npm)
+9. [Publishing to npmjs and GPR with yarn](docs/advanced-usage.md#publish-to-npmjs-and-gpr-with-yarn)
+10. [Using private packages](docs/advanced-usage.md#use-private-packages)
 
 ## License
 
diff --git a/__tests__/README.md b/__tests__/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c14898431
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+Files located in data directory are used only for testing purposes. 
+
+
+## Here the list of files in the data directory
+ - `.nvmrc`, `.tools-versions` and `package.json` are used to test node-version-file logic
+ - `package-lock.json`, `pnpm-lock.yaml` and `yarn.lock` are used to test cache logic 
+ - `versions-manifest.json` is used for unit testing to check downloading Node.js versions from the node-versions repository.
+ - `node-dist-index.json` is used for unit testing to check downloading Node.js versions from the official site. The file was constructed from https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json
+ - `node-rc-index.json` is used for unit testing to check downloading Node.js rc versions from the official site. The file was constructed from https://nodejs.org/download/rc/index.json
+ - `node-nightly-index.json` is used for unit testing to check downloading Node.js nightly builds from the official site. The file was constructed from https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/index.json
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__tests__/authutil.test.ts b/__tests__/authutil.test.ts
index 1ec4e1e18..594c6a138 100644
--- a/__tests__/authutil.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/authutil.test.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os = require('os');
+import os from 'os';
 import * as fs from 'fs';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
diff --git a/__tests__/data/node-nightly-index.json b/__tests__/data/node-nightly-index.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..dd0e7fc05
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/data/node-nightly-index.json
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
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+
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+
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diff --git a/__tests__/data/node-rc-index.json b/__tests__/data/node-rc-index.json
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ba8ff9fec
--- /dev/null
+++ b/__tests__/data/node-rc-index.json
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
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+    {"version":"v16.17.0-rc.1","date":"2022-08-06","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-arm64-tar","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v16.0.0-rc.2","date":"2021-04-07","files":["headers","linux-arm64","linux-ppc64le","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v16.0.0-rc.1","date":"2021-03-30","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v16.0.0-rc.0","date":"2021-03-19","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v14.19.0-rc.0","date":"2022-01-25","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v14.18.0-rc.0","date":"2021-09-08","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v14.17.4-rc.0","date":"2021-07-20","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v14.17.1-rc.0","date":"2021-06-11","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v14.16.0-rc.0","date":"2021-02-22","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v14.15.5-rc.1","date":"2021-02-08","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v14.15.5-rc.0","date":"2021-01-27","files":["headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v14.15.2-rc.0","date":"2020-12-14","files":["headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v14.7.0-rc.1","date":"2020-07-29","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v13.11.0-rc.1","date":"2020-03-11","files":["headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","sunos-x64","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v13.11.0-rc.0","date":"2020-03-10","files":["headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","src","sunos-x64","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v13.10.1-rc.0","date":"2020-03-04","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","sunos-x64","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v13.4.0-rc.0","date":"2019-12-13","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","sunos-x64","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v13.0.1-rc.0","date":"2019-10-23","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","sunos-x64","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v13.0.0-rc.3","date":"2019-10-21","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","sunos-x64","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v13.0.0-rc.2","date":"2019-10-15","files":["headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","sunos-x64","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v13.0.0-rc.1","date":"2019-10-01","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","sunos-x64","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false},
+    {"version":"v13.0.0-rc.0","date":"2019-09-25","files":["aix-ppc64","headers","linux-arm64","linux-armv7l","linux-ppc64le","linux-s390x","linux-x64","osx-x64-pkg","osx-x64-tar","src","sunos-x64","win-x64-7z","win-x64-exe","win-x64-msi","win-x64-zip","win-x86-7z","win-x86-exe","win-x86-msi","win-x86-zip"],"v8":"","uv":"","zlib":null,"openssl":null,"modules":null,"lts":false,"security":false}
+    ]
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/__tests__/installer.test.ts b/__tests__/installer.test.ts
index 28d77e7c6..3c3105e2c 100644
--- a/__tests__/installer.test.ts
+++ b/__tests__/installer.test.ts
@@ -4,16 +4,19 @@ import * as tc from '@actions/tool-cache';
 import * as exec from '@actions/exec';
 import * as im from '../src/installer';
 import * as cache from '@actions/cache';
+import * as httpm from '@actions/http-client';
 import fs from 'fs';
 import cp from 'child_process';
-import osm = require('os');
+import osm from 'os';
 import path from 'path';
 import each from 'jest-each';
 import * as main from '../src/main';
 import * as auth from '../src/authutil';
 
-let nodeTestManifest = require('./data/versions-manifest.json');
-let nodeTestDist = require('./data/node-dist-index.json');
+const nodeTestManifest = require('./data/versions-manifest.json');
+const nodeTestDist = require('./data/node-dist-index.json');
+const nodeTestDistNightly = require('./data/node-nightly-index.json');
+const nodeTestDistRc = require('./data/node-rc-index.json');
 
 describe('setup-node', () => {
   let inputs = {} as any;
@@ -21,6 +24,7 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
   let inSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let findSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+  let findAllVersionsSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let cnSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let logSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let warningSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
@@ -41,6 +45,7 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
   let parseNodeVersionSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
   let isCacheActionAvailable: jest.SpyInstance;
   let getExecOutputSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
+  let getJsonSpy: jest.SpyInstance;
 
   beforeEach(() => {
     // @actions/core
@@ -61,6 +66,7 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
 
     // @actions/tool-cache
     findSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'find');
+    findAllVersionsSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'findAllVersions');
     dlSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'downloadTool');
     exSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'extractTar');
     cacheSpy = jest.spyOn(tc, 'cacheDir');
@@ -68,6 +74,9 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     getDistSpy = jest.spyOn(im, 'getVersionsFromDist');
     parseNodeVersionSpy = jest.spyOn(im, 'parseNodeVersionFile');
 
+    // http-client
+    getJsonSpy = jest.spyOn(httpm.HttpClient.prototype, 'getJson');
+
     // io
     whichSpy = jest.spyOn(io, 'which');
     existsSpy = jest.spyOn(fs, 'existsSync');
@@ -84,7 +93,30 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     getManifestSpy.mockImplementation(
       () => <tc.IToolRelease[]>nodeTestManifest
     );
-    getDistSpy.mockImplementation(() => <im.INodeVersion>nodeTestDist);
+
+    getDistSpy.mockImplementation(version => {
+      const initialUrl = im.getNodejsDistUrl(version);
+      if (initialUrl.endsWith('/rc')) {
+        return <im.INodeVersion>nodeTestDistRc;
+      } else if (initialUrl.endsWith('/nightly')) {
+        return <im.INodeVersion>nodeTestDistNightly;
+      } else {
+        return <im.INodeVersion>nodeTestDist;
+      }
+    });
+
+    getJsonSpy.mockImplementation(url => {
+      let res: any;
+      if (url.includes('/rc')) {
+        res = <im.INodeVersion>nodeTestDistRc;
+      } else if (url.includes('/nightly')) {
+        res = <im.INodeVersion>nodeTestDistNightly;
+      } else {
+        res = <im.INodeVersion>nodeTestDist;
+      }
+
+      return {result: res};
+    });
 
     // writes
     cnSpy = jest.spyOn(process.stdout, 'write');
@@ -138,7 +170,8 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
   });
 
   it('can mock dist versions', async () => {
-    let versions: im.INodeVersion[] = await im.getVersionsFromDist();
+    const versionSpec = '1.2.3';
+    let versions: im.INodeVersion[] = await im.getVersionsFromDist(versionSpec);
     expect(versions).toBeDefined();
     expect(versions?.length).toBe(23);
   });
@@ -896,6 +929,277 @@ describe('setup-node', () => {
     });
   });
 
+  describe('rc versions', () => {
+    it.each([
+      [
+        '13.10.1-rc.0',
+        '13.10.1-rc.0',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v13.10.1-rc.0/node-v13.10.1-rc.0-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '14.15.5-rc.1',
+        '14.15.5-rc.1',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v14.15.5-rc.1/node-v14.15.5-rc.1-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '16.17.0-rc.1',
+        '16.17.0-rc.1',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v16.17.0-rc.1/node-v16.17.0-rc.1-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '17.0.0-rc.1',
+        '17.0.0-rc.1',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v17.0.0-rc.1/node-v17.0.0-rc.1-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '19.0.0-rc.2',
+        '19.0.0-rc.2',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/rc/v19.0.0-rc.2/node-v19.0.0-rc.2-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ]
+    ])(
+      'finds the versions in the index.json and installs it',
+      async (input, expectedVersion, expectedUrl) => {
+        const toolPath = path.normalize(`/cache/node/${expectedVersion}/x64`);
+
+        findSpy.mockImplementation(() => '');
+        findAllVersionsSpy.mockImplementation(() => []);
+        dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
+        exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+        cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
+
+        inputs['node-version'] = input;
+        os['arch'] = 'x64';
+        os['platform'] = 'linux';
+        // act
+        await main.run();
+
+        // assert
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `Attempting to download ${input}...`
+        );
+
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `Acquiring ${expectedVersion} - ${os.arch} from ${expectedUrl}`
+        );
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Extracting ...');
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Adding to the cache ...');
+        expect(cnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `::add-path::${path.join(toolPath, 'bin')}${osm.EOL}`
+        );
+      }
+    );
+
+    it.each([
+      ['13.10.1-rc.0', '13.10.1-rc.0'],
+      ['14.15.5-rc.1', '14.15.5-rc.1'],
+      ['16.17.0-rc.1', '16.17.0-rc.1'],
+      ['17.0.0-rc.1', '17.0.0-rc.1']
+    ])(
+      'finds the %s version in the hostedToolcache',
+      async (input, expectedVersion) => {
+        const toolPath = path.normalize(`/cache/node/${expectedVersion}/x64`);
+        findSpy.mockReturnValue(toolPath);
+
+        inputs['node-version'] = input;
+        os['arch'] = 'x64';
+        os['platform'] = 'linux';
+
+        // act
+        await main.run();
+
+        // assert
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Found in cache @ ${toolPath}`);
+        expect(cnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `::add-path::${path.join(toolPath, 'bin')}${osm.EOL}`
+        );
+      }
+    );
+
+    it('throws an error if version is not found', async () => {
+      const versionSpec = '19.0.0-rc.3';
+
+      findSpy.mockImplementation(() => '');
+      findAllVersionsSpy.mockImplementation(() => []);
+      dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
+      exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+
+      inputs['node-version'] = versionSpec;
+      os['arch'] = 'x64';
+      os['platform'] = 'linux';
+      // act
+      await main.run();
+
+      // assert
+      expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `Attempting to download ${versionSpec}...`
+      );
+      expect(cnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+        `::error::Unable to find Node version '${versionSpec}' for platform ${os.platform} and architecture ${os.arch}.${osm.EOL}`
+      );
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('nightly versions', () => {
+    it.each([
+      [
+        '17.5.0-nightly',
+        '17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a/node-v17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '17-nightly',
+        '17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a/node-v17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '18.0.0-nightly',
+        '18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e/node-v18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '18-nightly',
+        '18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e/node-v18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '20.0.0-nightly',
+        '20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d412',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d412/node-v20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d412-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ]
+    ])(
+      'finds the versions in the index.json and installs it',
+      async (input, expectedVersion, expectedUrl) => {
+        const toolPath = path.normalize(`/cache/node/${expectedVersion}/x64`);
+
+        findSpy.mockImplementation(() => '');
+        findAllVersionsSpy.mockImplementation(() => []);
+        dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
+        exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+        cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
+
+        inputs['node-version'] = input;
+        os['arch'] = 'x64';
+        os['platform'] = 'linux';
+        // act
+        await main.run();
+
+        // assert
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `Attempting to download ${input}...`
+        );
+
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `Acquiring ${expectedVersion} - ${os.arch} from ${expectedUrl}`
+        );
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Extracting ...');
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Adding to the cache ...');
+        expect(cnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `::add-path::${path.join(toolPath, 'bin')}${osm.EOL}`
+        );
+      }
+    );
+
+    it.each([
+      ['17.5.0-nightly', '17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a'],
+      ['17-nightly', '17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a'],
+      ['20.0.0-nightly', '20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d412']
+    ])(
+      'finds the %s version in the hostedToolcache',
+      async (input, expectedVersion) => {
+        const toolPath = path.normalize(`/cache/node/${expectedVersion}/x64`);
+        findSpy.mockReturnValue(toolPath);
+        findAllVersionsSpy.mockReturnValue([
+          '17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a',
+          '17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808935a',
+          '20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d412',
+          '20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d411'
+        ]);
+
+        inputs['node-version'] = input;
+        os['arch'] = 'x64';
+        os['platform'] = 'linux';
+
+        // act
+        await main.run();
+
+        // assert
+        expect(findAllVersionsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(`Found in cache @ ${toolPath}`);
+        expect(cnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `::add-path::${path.join(toolPath, 'bin')}${osm.EOL}`
+        );
+      }
+    );
+
+    it.each([
+      [
+        '17.5.0-nightly',
+        '17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a',
+        '17.0.0-nightly202110193f11666dc7',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a/node-v17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '17-nightly',
+        '17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a',
+        '17.0.0-nightly202110193f11666dc7',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a/node-v17.5.0-nightly20220209e43808936a-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '18.0.0-nightly',
+        '18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e',
+        '18.0.0-nightly202204180699150267',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e/node-v18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '18-nightly',
+        '18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e',
+        '18.0.0-nightly202204180699150267',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e/node-v18.0.0-nightly20220419bde889bd4e-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ],
+      [
+        '20.0.0-nightly',
+        '20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d412',
+        '20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d411',
+        'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/v20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d412/node-v20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d412-linux-x64.tar.gz'
+      ]
+    ])(
+      'get %s version from dist if check-latest is true',
+      async (input, expectedVersion, foundVersion, expectedUrl) => {
+        const foundToolPath = path.normalize(`/cache/node/${foundVersion}/x64`);
+        const toolPath = path.normalize(`/cache/node/${expectedVersion}/x64`);
+
+        inputs['node-version'] = input;
+        inputs['check-latest'] = 'true';
+        os['arch'] = 'x64';
+        os['platform'] = 'linux';
+
+        findSpy.mockReturnValue(foundToolPath);
+        findAllVersionsSpy.mockReturnValue([
+          '17.0.0-nightly202110193f11666dc7',
+          '18.0.0-nightly202204180699150267',
+          '20.0.0-nightly2022101987cdf7d411'
+        ]);
+        dlSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/temp/path');
+        exSpy.mockImplementation(async () => '/some/other/temp/path');
+        cacheSpy.mockImplementation(async () => toolPath);
+
+        // act
+        await main.run();
+
+        // assert
+        expect(findAllVersionsSpy).toHaveBeenCalled();
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `Acquiring ${expectedVersion} - ${os.arch} from ${expectedUrl}`
+        );
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Extracting ...');
+        expect(logSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith('Adding to the cache ...');
+        expect(cnSpy).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+          `::add-path::${path.join(toolPath, 'bin')}${osm.EOL}`
+        );
+      }
+    );
+  });
+
   describe('latest alias syntax', () => {
     it.each(['latest', 'current', 'node'])(
       'download the %s version if alias is provided',
diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 54623f047..8292b338e 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -73172,6 +73172,9 @@ var __awaiter = (this && this.__awaiter) || function (thisArg, _arguments, P, ge
         step((generator = generator.apply(thisArg, _arguments || [])).next());
     });
 };
+var __importDefault = (this && this.__importDefault) || function (mod) {
+    return (mod && mod.__esModule) ? mod : { "default": mod };
+};
 var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     if (mod && mod.__esModule) return mod;
     var result = {};
@@ -73180,7 +73183,7 @@ var __importStar = (this && this.__importStar) || function (mod) {
     return result;
 };
 Object.defineProperty(exports, "__esModule", ({ value: true }));
-const os = __nccwpck_require__(2037);
+const os_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(2037));
 const assert = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(9491));
 const core = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(2186));
 const hc = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(9925));
@@ -73188,13 +73191,14 @@ const io = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7436));
 const tc = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7784));
 const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1017));
 const semver = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(5911));
-const fs = __nccwpck_require__(7147);
-function getNode(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth, arch = os.arch()) {
+const fs_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(7147));
+function getNode(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth, arch = os_1.default.arch()) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         // Store manifest data to avoid multiple calls
         let manifest;
         let nodeVersions;
-        let osPlat = os.platform();
+        let isNightly = versionSpec.includes('nightly');
+        let osPlat = os_1.default.platform();
         let osArch = translateArchToDistUrl(arch);
         if (isLtsAlias(versionSpec)) {
             core.info('Attempt to resolve LTS alias from manifest...');
@@ -73203,11 +73207,15 @@ function getNode(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth, arch = os.arch()) {
             versionSpec = resolveLtsAliasFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, manifest);
         }
         if (isLatestSyntax(versionSpec)) {
-            nodeVersions = yield getVersionsFromDist();
+            nodeVersions = yield getVersionsFromDist(versionSpec);
             versionSpec = yield queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch, nodeVersions);
             core.info(`getting latest node version...`);
         }
-        if (checkLatest) {
+        if (isNightly && checkLatest) {
+            nodeVersions = yield getVersionsFromDist(versionSpec);
+            versionSpec = yield queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch, nodeVersions);
+        }
+        if (checkLatest && !isNightly) {
             core.info('Attempt to resolve the latest version from manifest...');
             const resolvedVersion = yield resolveVersionFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth, osArch, manifest);
             if (resolvedVersion) {
@@ -73220,7 +73228,13 @@ function getNode(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth, arch = os.arch()) {
         }
         // check cache
         let toolPath;
-        toolPath = tc.find('node', versionSpec, osArch);
+        if (isNightly) {
+            const nightlyVersion = findNightlyVersionInHostedToolcache(versionSpec, osArch);
+            toolPath = nightlyVersion && tc.find('node', nightlyVersion, osArch);
+        }
+        else {
+            toolPath = tc.find('node', versionSpec, osArch);
+        }
         // If not found in cache, download
         if (toolPath) {
             core.info(`Found in cache @ ${toolPath}`);
@@ -73284,7 +73298,7 @@ function getNode(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth, arch = os.arch()) {
                 extPath = yield tc.extract7z(downloadPath, undefined, _7zPath);
                 // 7z extracts to folder matching file name
                 let nestedPath = path.join(extPath, path.basename(info.fileName, '.7z'));
-                if (fs.existsSync(nestedPath)) {
+                if (fs_1.default.existsSync(nestedPath)) {
                     extPath = nestedPath;
                 }
             }
@@ -73316,6 +73330,11 @@ function getNode(versionSpec, stable, checkLatest, auth, arch = os.arch()) {
     });
 }
 exports.getNode = getNode;
+function findNightlyVersionInHostedToolcache(versionsSpec, osArch) {
+    const foundAllVersions = tc.findAllVersions('node', osArch);
+    const version = evaluateVersions(foundAllVersions, versionsSpec);
+    return version;
+}
 function isLtsAlias(versionSpec) {
     return versionSpec.startsWith('lts/');
 }
@@ -73348,7 +73367,7 @@ function resolveLtsAliasFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, manifest) {
     core.debug(`Found LTS release '${release.version}' for Node version '${versionSpec}'`);
     return release.version.split('.')[0];
 }
-function getInfoFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth, osArch = translateArchToDistUrl(os.arch()), manifest) {
+function getInfoFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth, osArch = translateArchToDistUrl(os_1.default.arch()), manifest) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         let info = null;
         if (!manifest) {
@@ -73366,9 +73385,9 @@ function getInfoFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth, osArch = translateArchTo
         return info;
     });
 }
-function getInfoFromDist(versionSpec, arch = os.arch(), nodeVersions) {
+function getInfoFromDist(versionSpec, arch = os_1.default.arch(), nodeVersions) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        let osPlat = os.platform();
+        let osPlat = os_1.default.platform();
         let osArch = translateArchToDistUrl(arch);
         let version = yield queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch, nodeVersions);
         if (!version) {
@@ -73382,7 +73401,8 @@ function getInfoFromDist(versionSpec, arch = os.arch(), nodeVersions) {
             ? `node-v${version}-win-${osArch}`
             : `node-v${version}-${osPlat}-${osArch}`;
         let urlFileName = osPlat == 'win32' ? `${fileName}.7z` : `${fileName}.tar.gz`;
-        let url = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/${urlFileName}`;
+        const initialUrl = getNodejsDistUrl(versionSpec);
+        const url = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/${urlFileName}`;
         return {
             downloadUrl: url,
             resolvedVersion: version,
@@ -73391,7 +73411,7 @@ function getInfoFromDist(versionSpec, arch = os.arch(), nodeVersions) {
         };
     });
 }
-function resolveVersionFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth, osArch = translateArchToDistUrl(os.arch()), manifest) {
+function resolveVersionFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth, osArch = translateArchToDistUrl(os_1.default.arch()), manifest) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         try {
             const info = yield getInfoFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth, osArch, manifest);
@@ -73403,16 +73423,46 @@ function resolveVersionFromManifest(versionSpec, stable, auth, osArch = translat
         }
     });
 }
+function evaluateNightlyVersions(versions, versionSpec) {
+    let version = '';
+    let range;
+    const [raw, prerelease] = versionSpec.split('-');
+    const isValidVersion = semver.valid(raw);
+    const rawVersion = isValidVersion ? raw : semver.coerce(raw);
+    if (rawVersion) {
+        if (prerelease !== 'nightly') {
+            range = `${rawVersion}-${prerelease.replace('nightly', 'nightly.')}`;
+        }
+        else {
+            range = `${semver.validRange(`^${rawVersion}-0`)}-0`;
+        }
+    }
+    if (range) {
+        versions.sort(semver.rcompare);
+        for (const currentVersion of versions) {
+            const satisfied = semver.satisfies(currentVersion.replace('-nightly', '-nightly.'), range, { includePrerelease: true }) && currentVersion.includes('nightly');
+            if (satisfied) {
+                version = currentVersion;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    if (version) {
+        core.debug(`matched: ${version}`);
+    }
+    else {
+        core.debug('match not found');
+    }
+    return version;
+}
 // TODO - should we just export this from @actions/tool-cache? Lifted directly from there
 function evaluateVersions(versions, versionSpec) {
     let version = '';
     core.debug(`evaluating ${versions.length} versions`);
-    versions = versions.sort((a, b) => {
-        if (semver.gt(a, b)) {
-            return 1;
-        }
-        return -1;
-    });
+    if (versionSpec.includes('nightly')) {
+        return evaluateNightlyVersions(versions, versionSpec);
+    }
+    versions = versions.sort(semver.rcompare);
     for (let i = versions.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
         const potential = versions[i];
         const satisfied = semver.satisfies(potential, versionSpec);
@@ -73429,9 +73479,20 @@ function evaluateVersions(versions, versionSpec) {
     }
     return version;
 }
-function queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch = os.arch(), nodeVersions) {
+function getNodejsDistUrl(version) {
+    const prerelease = semver.prerelease(version);
+    if (version.includes('nightly')) {
+        return 'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly';
+    }
+    else if (prerelease) {
+        return 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc';
+    }
+    return 'https://nodejs.org/dist';
+}
+exports.getNodejsDistUrl = getNodejsDistUrl;
+function queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch = os_1.default.arch(), nodeVersions) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        let osPlat = os.platform();
+        let osPlat = os_1.default.platform();
         let osArch = translateArchToDistUrl(arch);
         // node offers a json list of versions
         let dataFileName;
@@ -73450,7 +73511,7 @@ function queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch = os.arch(), nodeVersions) {
         }
         if (!nodeVersions) {
             core.debug('No dist manifest cached');
-            nodeVersions = yield getVersionsFromDist();
+            nodeVersions = yield getVersionsFromDist(versionSpec);
         }
         let versions = [];
         if (isLatestSyntax(versionSpec)) {
@@ -73468,9 +73529,10 @@ function queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch = os.arch(), nodeVersions) {
         return version;
     });
 }
-function getVersionsFromDist() {
+function getVersionsFromDist(versionSpec) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        let dataUrl = 'https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json';
+        const initialUrl = getNodejsDistUrl(versionSpec);
+        const dataUrl = `${initialUrl}/index.json`;
         let httpClient = new hc.HttpClient('setup-node', [], {
             allowRetries: true,
             maxRetries: 3
@@ -73492,9 +73554,10 @@ exports.getVersionsFromDist = getVersionsFromDist;
 // This method attempts to download and cache the resources from these alternative locations.
 // Note also that the files are normally zipped but in this case they are just an exe
 // and lib file in a folder, not zipped.
-function acquireNodeFromFallbackLocation(version, arch = os.arch()) {
+function acquireNodeFromFallbackLocation(version, arch = os_1.default.arch()) {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
-        let osPlat = os.platform();
+        const initialUrl = getNodejsDistUrl(version);
+        let osPlat = os_1.default.platform();
         let osArch = translateArchToDistUrl(arch);
         // Create temporary folder to download in to
         const tempDownloadFolder = 'temp_' + Math.floor(Math.random() * 2000000000);
@@ -73505,8 +73568,8 @@ function acquireNodeFromFallbackLocation(version, arch = os.arch()) {
         let exeUrl;
         let libUrl;
         try {
-            exeUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/win-${osArch}/node.exe`;
-            libUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/win-${osArch}/node.lib`;
+            exeUrl = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/win-${osArch}/node.exe`;
+            libUrl = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/win-${osArch}/node.lib`;
             core.info(`Downloading only node binary from ${exeUrl}`);
             const exePath = yield tc.downloadTool(exeUrl);
             yield io.cp(exePath, path.join(tempDir, 'node.exe'));
@@ -73515,8 +73578,8 @@ function acquireNodeFromFallbackLocation(version, arch = os.arch()) {
         }
         catch (err) {
             if (err instanceof tc.HTTPError && err.httpStatusCode == 404) {
-                exeUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/node.exe`;
-                libUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/node.lib`;
+                exeUrl = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/node.exe`;
+                libUrl = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/node.lib`;
                 const exePath = yield tc.downloadTool(exeUrl);
                 yield io.cp(exePath, path.join(tempDir, 'node.exe'));
                 const libPath = yield tc.downloadTool(libUrl);
@@ -73607,7 +73670,7 @@ const auth = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(7573));
 const path = __importStar(__nccwpck_require__(1017));
 const cache_restore_1 = __nccwpck_require__(9517);
 const cache_utils_1 = __nccwpck_require__(1678);
-const os = __nccwpck_require__(2037);
+const os_1 = __importDefault(__nccwpck_require__(2037));
 function run() {
     return __awaiter(this, void 0, void 0, function* () {
         try {
@@ -73615,7 +73678,7 @@ function run() {
             // Version is optional.  If supplied, install / use from the tool cache
             // If not supplied then task is still used to setup proxy, auth, etc...
             //
-            let version = resolveVersionInput();
+            const version = resolveVersionInput();
             let arch = core.getInput('architecture');
             const cache = core.getInput('cache');
             // if architecture supplied but node-version is not
@@ -73624,12 +73687,12 @@ function run() {
                 core.warning('`architecture` is provided but `node-version` is missing. In this configuration, the version/architecture of Node will not be changed. To fix this, provide `architecture` in combination with `node-version`');
             }
             if (!arch) {
-                arch = os.arch();
+                arch = os_1.default.arch();
             }
             if (version) {
-                let token = core.getInput('token');
-                let auth = !token ? undefined : `token ${token}`;
-                let stable = (core.getInput('stable') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
+                const token = core.getInput('token');
+                const auth = !token ? undefined : `token ${token}`;
+                const stable = (core.getInput('stable') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
                 const checkLatest = (core.getInput('check-latest') || 'false').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
                 yield installer.getNode(version, stable, checkLatest, auth, arch);
             }
diff --git a/docs/advanced-usage.md b/docs/advanced-usage.md
index 4b620cbde..4789f2ead 100644
--- a/docs/advanced-usage.md
+++ b/docs/advanced-usage.md
@@ -104,6 +104,78 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm test
 ```
 
+## Nightly versions
+
+You can specify a nightly version to download it from https://nodejs.org/download/nightly. 
+
+### Install the nightly build for a major version
+
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Node sample
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '16-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 16
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm test
+```
+
+### Install the nightly build for a specific version
+
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Node sample
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '16.0.0-nightly' # it will install the latest nightly release for node 16.0.0
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm test
+```
+
+### Install an exact nightly version
+
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Node sample
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '16.0.0-nightly20210420a0261d231c'
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm test
+```
+
+## RC versions
+
+You can use specify a rc version to download it from https://nodejs.org/download/rc.
+
+```yaml
+jobs:
+  build:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    name: Node sample
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '16.0.0-rc.1'
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm test
+```
+
+**Note:** Unlike nightly versions, which support version range specifiers, you must specify the exact version for a release candidate: `16.0.0-rc.1`.
+
 ## Caching packages data
 The action follows [actions/cache](https://github.com/actions/cache/blob/main/examples.md#node---npm) guidelines, and caches global cache on the machine instead of `node_modules`, so cache can be reused between different Node.js versions.
 
diff --git a/src/cache-restore.ts b/src/cache-restore.ts
index d49b27fc5..7f761da44 100644
--- a/src/cache-restore.ts
+++ b/src/cache-restore.ts
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ import * as glob from '@actions/glob';
 import path from 'path';
 import fs from 'fs';
 
-import {State, Outputs} from './constants';
+import {State} from './constants';
 import {
   getCacheDirectoryPath,
   getPackageManagerInfo,
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index 83a43d859..1b5659b6a 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import os = require('os');
+import os from 'os';
 import * as assert from 'assert';
 import * as core from '@actions/core';
 import * as hc from '@actions/http-client';
@@ -6,11 +6,13 @@ import * as io from '@actions/io';
 import * as tc from '@actions/tool-cache';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import * as semver from 'semver';
-import fs = require('fs');
+import fs from 'fs';
 
 //
 // Node versions interface
 // see https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json
+// for nightly https://nodejs.org/download/nightly/index.json
+// for rc https://nodejs.org/download/rc/index.json
 //
 export interface INodeVersion {
   version: string;
@@ -38,6 +40,7 @@ export async function getNode(
   // Store manifest data to avoid multiple calls
   let manifest: INodeRelease[] | undefined;
   let nodeVersions: INodeVersion[] | undefined;
+  let isNightly = versionSpec.includes('nightly');
   let osPlat: string = os.platform();
   let osArch: string = translateArchToDistUrl(arch);
 
@@ -51,12 +54,17 @@ export async function getNode(
   }
 
   if (isLatestSyntax(versionSpec)) {
-    nodeVersions = await getVersionsFromDist();
+    nodeVersions = await getVersionsFromDist(versionSpec);
     versionSpec = await queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch, nodeVersions);
     core.info(`getting latest node version...`);
   }
 
-  if (checkLatest) {
+  if (isNightly && checkLatest) {
+    nodeVersions = await getVersionsFromDist(versionSpec);
+    versionSpec = await queryDistForMatch(versionSpec, arch, nodeVersions);
+  }
+
+  if (checkLatest && !isNightly) {
     core.info('Attempt to resolve the latest version from manifest...');
     const resolvedVersion = await resolveVersionFromManifest(
       versionSpec,
@@ -75,7 +83,15 @@ export async function getNode(
 
   // check cache
   let toolPath: string;
-  toolPath = tc.find('node', versionSpec, osArch);
+  if (isNightly) {
+    const nightlyVersion = findNightlyVersionInHostedToolcache(
+      versionSpec,
+      osArch
+    );
+    toolPath = nightlyVersion && tc.find('node', nightlyVersion, osArch);
+  } else {
+    toolPath = tc.find('node', versionSpec, osArch);
+  }
 
   // If not found in cache, download
   if (toolPath) {
@@ -199,6 +215,16 @@ export async function getNode(
   core.addPath(toolPath);
 }
 
+function findNightlyVersionInHostedToolcache(
+  versionsSpec: string,
+  osArch: string
+) {
+  const foundAllVersions = tc.findAllVersions('node', osArch);
+  const version = evaluateVersions(foundAllVersions, versionsSpec);
+
+  return version;
+}
+
 function isLtsAlias(versionSpec: string): boolean {
   return versionSpec.startsWith('lts/');
 }
@@ -306,7 +332,8 @@ async function getInfoFromDist(
       : `node-v${version}-${osPlat}-${osArch}`;
   let urlFileName: string =
     osPlat == 'win32' ? `${fileName}.7z` : `${fileName}.tar.gz`;
-  let url = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/${urlFileName}`;
+  const initialUrl = getNodejsDistUrl(versionSpec);
+  const url = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/${urlFileName}`;
 
   return <INodeVersionInfo>{
     downloadUrl: url,
@@ -338,16 +365,58 @@ async function resolveVersionFromManifest(
   }
 }
 
+function evaluateNightlyVersions(
+  versions: string[],
+  versionSpec: string
+): string {
+  let version = '';
+  let range: string | undefined;
+  const [raw, prerelease] = versionSpec.split('-');
+  const isValidVersion = semver.valid(raw);
+  const rawVersion = isValidVersion ? raw : semver.coerce(raw);
+  if (rawVersion) {
+    if (prerelease !== 'nightly') {
+      range = `${rawVersion}-${prerelease.replace('nightly', 'nightly.')}`;
+    } else {
+      range = `${semver.validRange(`^${rawVersion}-0`)}-0`;
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (range) {
+    versions.sort(semver.rcompare);
+    for (const currentVersion of versions) {
+      const satisfied: boolean =
+        semver.satisfies(
+          currentVersion.replace('-nightly', '-nightly.'),
+          range,
+          {includePrerelease: true}
+        ) && currentVersion.includes('nightly');
+      if (satisfied) {
+        version = currentVersion;
+        break;
+      }
+    }
+  }
+
+  if (version) {
+    core.debug(`matched: ${version}`);
+  } else {
+    core.debug('match not found');
+  }
+
+  return version;
+}
+
 // TODO - should we just export this from @actions/tool-cache? Lifted directly from there
 function evaluateVersions(versions: string[], versionSpec: string): string {
   let version = '';
   core.debug(`evaluating ${versions.length} versions`);
-  versions = versions.sort((a, b) => {
-    if (semver.gt(a, b)) {
-      return 1;
-    }
-    return -1;
-  });
+
+  if (versionSpec.includes('nightly')) {
+    return evaluateNightlyVersions(versions, versionSpec);
+  }
+
+  versions = versions.sort(semver.rcompare);
   for (let i = versions.length - 1; i >= 0; i--) {
     const potential: string = versions[i];
     const satisfied: boolean = semver.satisfies(potential, versionSpec);
@@ -366,6 +435,17 @@ function evaluateVersions(versions: string[], versionSpec: string): string {
   return version;
 }
 
+export function getNodejsDistUrl(version: string) {
+  const prerelease = semver.prerelease(version);
+  if (version.includes('nightly')) {
+    return 'https://nodejs.org/download/nightly';
+  } else if (prerelease) {
+    return 'https://nodejs.org/download/rc';
+  }
+
+  return 'https://nodejs.org/dist';
+}
+
 async function queryDistForMatch(
   versionSpec: string,
   arch: string = os.arch(),
@@ -392,7 +472,7 @@ async function queryDistForMatch(
 
   if (!nodeVersions) {
     core.debug('No dist manifest cached');
-    nodeVersions = await getVersionsFromDist();
+    nodeVersions = await getVersionsFromDist(versionSpec);
   }
 
   let versions: string[] = [];
@@ -410,12 +490,15 @@ async function queryDistForMatch(
   });
 
   // get the latest version that matches the version spec
-  let version: string = evaluateVersions(versions, versionSpec);
+  let version = evaluateVersions(versions, versionSpec);
   return version;
 }
 
-export async function getVersionsFromDist(): Promise<INodeVersion[]> {
-  let dataUrl = 'https://nodejs.org/dist/index.json';
+export async function getVersionsFromDist(
+  versionSpec: string
+): Promise<INodeVersion[]> {
+  const initialUrl = getNodejsDistUrl(versionSpec);
+  const dataUrl = `${initialUrl}/index.json`;
   let httpClient = new hc.HttpClient('setup-node', [], {
     allowRetries: true,
     maxRetries: 3
@@ -440,6 +523,7 @@ async function acquireNodeFromFallbackLocation(
   version: string,
   arch: string = os.arch()
 ): Promise<string> {
+  const initialUrl = getNodejsDistUrl(version);
   let osPlat: string = os.platform();
   let osArch: string = translateArchToDistUrl(arch);
 
@@ -453,8 +537,8 @@ async function acquireNodeFromFallbackLocation(
   let exeUrl: string;
   let libUrl: string;
   try {
-    exeUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/win-${osArch}/node.exe`;
-    libUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/win-${osArch}/node.lib`;
+    exeUrl = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/win-${osArch}/node.exe`;
+    libUrl = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/win-${osArch}/node.lib`;
 
     core.info(`Downloading only node binary from ${exeUrl}`);
 
@@ -464,8 +548,8 @@ async function acquireNodeFromFallbackLocation(
     await io.cp(libPath, path.join(tempDir, 'node.lib'));
   } catch (err) {
     if (err instanceof tc.HTTPError && err.httpStatusCode == 404) {
-      exeUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/node.exe`;
-      libUrl = `https://nodejs.org/dist/v${version}/node.lib`;
+      exeUrl = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/node.exe`;
+      libUrl = `${initialUrl}/v${version}/node.lib`;
 
       const exePath = await tc.downloadTool(exeUrl);
       await io.cp(exePath, path.join(tempDir, 'node.exe'));
diff --git a/src/main.ts b/src/main.ts
index 2107c9557..91cad42d9 100644
--- a/src/main.ts
+++ b/src/main.ts
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ import * as auth from './authutil';
 import * as path from 'path';
 import {restoreCache} from './cache-restore';
 import {isGhes, isCacheFeatureAvailable} from './cache-utils';
-import os = require('os');
+import os from 'os';
 
 export async function run() {
   try {
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ export async function run() {
     // Version is optional.  If supplied, install / use from the tool cache
     // If not supplied then task is still used to setup proxy, auth, etc...
     //
-    let version = resolveVersionInput();
+    const version = resolveVersionInput();
 
     let arch = core.getInput('architecture');
     const cache = core.getInput('cache');
@@ -32,9 +32,10 @@ export async function run() {
     }
 
     if (version) {
-      let token = core.getInput('token');
-      let auth = !token ? undefined : `token ${token}`;
-      let stable = (core.getInput('stable') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
+      const token = core.getInput('token');
+      const auth = !token ? undefined : `token ${token}`;
+      const stable =
+        (core.getInput('stable') || 'true').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
       const checkLatest =
         (core.getInput('check-latest') || 'false').toUpperCase() === 'TRUE';
       await installer.getNode(version, stable, checkLatest, auth, arch);