diff --git a/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a258fd4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.devcontainer/devcontainer.json
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+{
+  "name": "Dependency Review Action",
+  "image": "mcr.microsoft.com/devcontainers/typescript-node:18",
+  "postCreateCommand": "npm install",
+  "remoteUser": "node",
+  "features": {
+    "ghcr.io/devcontainers/features/ruby:1": {}
+  }
+}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
index 85325f0..6926a2e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-dist.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Set Node.js 16.x
+      - name: Set Node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16.x
+          node-version: 18.x
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 9ae8071..d6a9da8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: npm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16
+          node-version: 18
           cache: npm
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 67c17e3..42c5100 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ _Note_: We don't have any useful tests yet, contributions are welcome!
 
 ## Local Development
 
+It is recommended to have atleast [Node 18](https://nodejs.org/en/) installed.
 We have a script to scan a given PR for vulnerabilities, this will
 help you test your local changes. Make sure to [grab a Personal Access Token (PAT)](https://github.com/settings/tokens) before proceeding (you'll need `repo` permissions for private repos):
 
@@ -56,11 +57,11 @@ $ GITHUB_TOKEN=my-secret-token ./scripts/scan_pr https://github.com/actions/depe
 ```
 
 [Configuration options](README.md#configuration-options) can be set by
-passing an external YAML  [configuration file](README.md#configuration-file) to the
+passing an external YAML [configuration file](README.md#configuration-file) to the
 `scan_pr` script with the `-c`/`--config-file` option:
 
 ```sh
-$ GITHUB_TOKEN=<token> ./scripts/scan_pr --config-file my_custom_config.yml <pr_url> 
+$ GITHUB_TOKEN=<token> ./scripts/scan_pr --config-file my_custom_config.yml <pr_url>
 ```
 
 ## Submitting a pull request