diff --git a/dist/setup/index.js b/dist/setup/index.js
index 0a98b4d..67c1d96 100644
--- a/dist/setup/index.js
+++ b/dist/setup/index.js
@@ -71768,13 +71768,10 @@ function translateArchToDistUrl(arch) {
     }
 }
 function parseNodeVersionFile(contents) {
-    let nodeVersion;
+    let nodeVersion = contents.trim();
     if (contents.includes('volta')) {
         nodeVersion = JSON.parse(contents).volta.node;
     }
-    else {
-        nodeVersion = contents.trim();
-    }
     if (/^v\d/.test(nodeVersion)) {
         nodeVersion = nodeVersion.substring(1);
     }
diff --git a/src/installer.ts b/src/installer.ts
index c9fd0d2..a56b20a 100644
--- a/src/installer.ts
+++ b/src/installer.ts
@@ -495,17 +495,16 @@ function translateArchToDistUrl(arch: string): string {
 }
 
 export function parseNodeVersionFile(contents: string): string {
-  let nodeVersion;
+  let nodeVersion = contents.trim();
 
   if (contents.includes('volta')) {
     nodeVersion = JSON.parse(contents).volta.node;
-  } else {
-    nodeVersion = contents.trim();
   }
 
   if (/^v\d/.test(nodeVersion)) {
     nodeVersion = nodeVersion.substring(1);
   }
+
   return nodeVersion;
 }