diff --git a/.nvmrc b/.nvmrc
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..68c123cf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.nvmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+0.10
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 34b60ae5..b7e4088b 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 language: java
 
+env:
+  matrix:
+  - TRAVIS_NODE_VERSION="0.10"
+
 addons:
   hosts:
     - samplestack.local
@@ -28,6 +32,14 @@ install:
   # (gulp e2e commands below invoke the corresponding gradle tasks
   # to congifure the java middle tier)
 
+  # enable nvm to have control over the Node.js version being used
+  - . $HOME/.nvm/nvm.sh
+  - nvm install
+  - nvm use
+
+  - node -v
+  - npm -v
+
   - npm cache clean
   - npm install -g npm@2.1.10
   - npm install -g gulp
diff --git a/npm-shrinkwrap.json b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
index fceec11a..f3ae7d11 100644
--- a/npm-shrinkwrap.json
+++ b/npm-shrinkwrap.json
@@ -8086,9 +8086,9 @@
                   "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/deep-equal/-/deep-equal-1.0.0.tgz"
                 },
                 "i": {
-                  "version": "0.3.2",
+                  "version": "0.3.6",
                   "from": "i@>=0.3.0 <0.4.0",
-                  "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/i/-/i-0.3.2.tgz"
+                  "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/i/-/i-0.3.6.tgz"
                 },
                 "ncp": {
                   "version": "0.4.2",