diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/editTemplate.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/editTemplate.ts
index 2902832ce..cafb4c3b9 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/commands/init/editTemplate.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/init/editTemplate.ts
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ const UNDERSCORED_DOTFILES = [
   'editorconfig',
   'bundle',
   'ruby-version',
+  'node-version',
   'xcode.env',
 ];
 
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/tools/generator/copyProjectTemplateAndReplace.ts b/packages/cli/src/tools/generator/copyProjectTemplateAndReplace.ts
index 77b71809c..0f4d4212c 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/tools/generator/copyProjectTemplateAndReplace.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/tools/generator/copyProjectTemplateAndReplace.ts
@@ -148,6 +148,7 @@ function translateFilePath(filePath: string) {
     .replace('_prettierrc.js', '.prettierrc.js')
     .replace('_bundle', '.bundle')
     .replace('_ruby-version', '.ruby-version')
+    .replace('_node-version', '.node-version')
     .replace('_watchmanconfig', '.watchmanconfig')
     .replace('_xcode.env', '.xcode.env');
 }