diff --git a/.changeset/odd-drinks-care.md b/.changeset/odd-drinks-care.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3e9d9f8640
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/odd-drinks-care.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/plugin-commands-env": patch
+---
+
+Allow to install a Node.js version using a semver range.
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-env/package.json b/packages/plugin-commands-env/package.json
index b4e3aeb908..669fc71b84 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-env/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-env/package.json
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@
     "load-json-file": "^6.2.0",
     "rename-overwrite": "^4.0.0",
     "render-help": "^1.0.1",
+    "semver": "^7.3.4",
     "tempy": "^1.0.0",
+    "version-selector-type": "^3.0.0",
     "write-json-file": "^4.3.0"
   },
   "funding": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/env.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/env.ts
index 5c3c39d830..c31a4673a9 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/env.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/env.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,11 @@
 import path from 'path'
 import { docsUrl } from '@pnpm/cli-utils'
 import PnpmError from '@pnpm/error'
+import fetch from '@pnpm/fetch'
 import cmdShim from '@zkochan/cmd-shim'
 import renderHelp from 'render-help'
+import semver from 'semver'
+import versionSelectorType from 'version-selector-type'
 import { getNodeDir, NvmNodeCommandOptions } from './node'
 
 export function rcOptionsTypes () {
@@ -36,6 +39,9 @@ export function help () {
     url: docsUrl('env'),
     usages: [
       'pnpm env use --global <version>',
+      'pnpm env use --global 16',
+      'pnpm env use --global lts',
+      'pnpm env use --global argon',
     ],
   })
 }
@@ -49,14 +55,18 @@ export async function handler (opts: NvmNodeCommandOptions, params: string[]) {
     if (!opts.global) {
       throw new PnpmError('NOT_IMPLEMENTED_YET', '"pnpm env use <version>" can only be used with the "--global" option currently')
     }
+    const nodeVersion = await resolveNodeVersion(params[1])
+    if (!nodeVersion) {
+      throw new PnpmError('COULD_NOT_RESOLVE_NODEJS', `Couldn't find Node.js version matching ${params[1]}`)
+    }
     const nodeDir = await getNodeDir({
       ...opts,
-      useNodeVersion: params[1],
+      useNodeVersion: nodeVersion,
     })
     const src = path.join(nodeDir, process.platform === 'win32' ? 'node.exe' : 'node')
     const dest = path.join(opts.bin, 'node')
     await cmdShim(src, dest)
-    return `Node.js ${params[1]} is activated
+    return `Node.js ${nodeVersion} is activated
   ${dest} -> ${src}`
   }
   default: {
@@ -64,3 +74,35 @@ export async function handler (opts: NvmNodeCommandOptions, params: string[]) {
   }
   }
 }
+
+interface NodeVersion {
+  version: string
+  lts: false | string
+}
+
+async function resolveNodeVersion (rawVersionSelector: string) {
+  const response = await fetch('https://nodejs.org/download/release/index.json')
+  const allVersions = (await response.json()) as NodeVersion[]
+  const { versions, versionSelector } = filterVersions(allVersions, rawVersionSelector)
+  const pickedVersion = semver.maxSatisfying(versions.map(({ version }) => version), versionSelector)
+  if (!pickedVersion) return null
+  return pickedVersion.substring(1)
+}
+
+function filterVersions (versions: NodeVersion[], versionSelector: string) {
+  if (versionSelector === 'lts') {
+    return {
+      versions: versions.filter(({ lts }) => lts !== false),
+      versionSelector: '*',
+    }
+  }
+  const vst = versionSelectorType(versionSelector)
+  if (vst?.type === 'tag') {
+    const wantedLtsVersion = vst.normalized.toLowerCase()
+    return {
+      versions: versions.filter(({ lts }) => typeof lts === 'string' && lts.toLowerCase() === wantedLtsVersion),
+      versionSelector: '*',
+    }
+  }
+  return { versions, versionSelector }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-env/test/env.test.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-env/test/env.test.ts
index ba89a08a0a..6fcad7b0a8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-env/test/env.test.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-env/test/env.test.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 import fs from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
+import PnpmError from '@pnpm/error'
 import { tempDir } from '@pnpm/prepare'
 import { env } from '@pnpm/plugin-commands-env'
 import execa from 'execa'
 import PATH from 'path-name'
 
-test('install node', async () => {
+test('install Node by exact version', async () => {
   tempDir()
 
   await env.handler({
@@ -25,3 +26,92 @@ test('install node', async () => {
   const dirs = fs.readdirSync(path.resolve('nodejs'))
   expect(dirs).toEqual(['16.4.0'])
 })
+
+test('install Node by version range', async () => {
+  tempDir()
+
+  await env.handler({
+    bin: process.cwd(),
+    global: true,
+    pnpmHomeDir: process.cwd(),
+    rawConfig: {},
+  }, ['use', '6'])
+
+  const { stdout } = execa.sync('node', ['-v'], {
+    env: {
+      [PATH]: `${process.cwd()}${path.delimiter}${process.env[PATH] as string}`,
+    },
+  })
+  expect(stdout.toString()).toBe('v6.17.1')
+
+  const dirs = fs.readdirSync(path.resolve('nodejs'))
+  expect(dirs).toEqual(['6.17.1'])
+})
+
+test('install the LTS version of Node', async () => {
+  tempDir()
+
+  await env.handler({
+    bin: process.cwd(),
+    global: true,
+    pnpmHomeDir: process.cwd(),
+    rawConfig: {},
+  }, ['use', 'lts'])
+
+  const { stdout: version } = execa.sync('node', ['-v'], {
+    env: {
+      [PATH]: `${process.cwd()}${path.delimiter}${process.env[PATH] as string}`,
+    },
+  })
+  expect(version).toBeTruthy()
+
+  const dirs = fs.readdirSync(path.resolve('nodejs'))
+  expect(dirs).toEqual([version.substring(1)])
+})
+
+test('install Node by its LTS name', async () => {
+  tempDir()
+
+  await env.handler({
+    bin: process.cwd(),
+    global: true,
+    pnpmHomeDir: process.cwd(),
+    rawConfig: {},
+  }, ['use', 'argon'])
+
+  const { stdout: version } = execa.sync('node', ['-v'], {
+    env: {
+      [PATH]: `${process.cwd()}${path.delimiter}${process.env[PATH] as string}`,
+    },
+  })
+  expect(version).toBe('v4.9.1')
+
+  const dirs = fs.readdirSync(path.resolve('nodejs'))
+  expect(dirs).toEqual([version.substring(1)])
+})
+
+test('fail if a non-existend Node.js version is tried to be installed', async () => {
+  tempDir()
+
+  await expect(
+    env.handler({
+      bin: process.cwd(),
+      global: true,
+      pnpmHomeDir: process.cwd(),
+      rawConfig: {},
+    }, ['use', '6.999'])
+  ).rejects.toEqual(new PnpmError('COULD_NOT_RESOLVE_NODEJS', 'Couldn\'t find Node.js version matching 6.999'))
+})
+
+test('fail if a non-existend Node.js LTS is tried to be installed', async () => {
+  tempDir()
+
+  await expect(
+    env.handler({
+      bin: process.cwd(),
+      global: true,
+      pnpmHomeDir: process.cwd(),
+      rawConfig: {},
+    }, ['use', 'boo'])
+  ).rejects.toEqual(new PnpmError('COULD_NOT_RESOLVE_NODEJS', 'Couldn\'t find Node.js version matching boo'))
+})
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 1837b97dc2..fc3590e278 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1777,7 +1777,9 @@ importers:
       path-name: ^1.0.0
       rename-overwrite: ^4.0.0
       render-help: ^1.0.1
+      semver: ^7.3.4
       tempy: ^1.0.0
+      version-selector-type: ^3.0.0
       write-json-file: ^4.3.0
     dependencies:
       '@pnpm/cli-utils': link:../cli-utils
@@ -1792,7 +1794,9 @@ importers:
       load-json-file: 6.2.0
       rename-overwrite: 4.0.0
       render-help: 1.0.2
+      semver: 7.3.5
       tempy: 1.0.1
+      version-selector-type: 3.0.0
       write-json-file: 4.3.0
     devDependencies:
       '@pnpm/plugin-commands-env': 'link:'