diff --git a/.changeset/big-moons-jump.md b/.changeset/big-moons-jump.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..5ca3316549
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/big-moons-jump.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/node.resolver": major
+---
+
+Initial release.
diff --git a/packages/node.resolver/README.md b/packages/node.resolver/README.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ce6bb82ef1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node.resolver/README.md
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# @pnpm/node.resolver
+
+> Resolves a Node.js version specifier to an exact Node.js version
+
+[![npm version](https://img.shields.io/npm/v/@pnpm/node.resolver.svg)](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@pnpm/node.resolver)
+
+## Installation
+
+```sh
+pnpm add @pnpm/node.resolver
+```
+
+## License
+
+MIT
diff --git a/packages/node.resolver/jest.config.js b/packages/node.resolver/jest.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..95f86a2128
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node.resolver/jest.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+const config = require('../../jest.config.js')
+
+module.exports = config
diff --git a/packages/node.resolver/package.json b/packages/node.resolver/package.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..216abe21d9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node.resolver/package.json
@@ -0,0 +1,48 @@
+{
+  "name": "@pnpm/node.resolver",
+  "version": "0.0.0",
+  "description": "Resolves a Node.js version specifier to an exact Node.js version",
+  "funding": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm",
+  "main": "lib/index.js",
+  "types": "lib/index.d.ts",
+  "files": [
+    "lib",
+    "!*.map"
+  ],
+  "exports": {
+    ".": "./lib/index.js"
+  },
+  "engines": {
+    "node": ">=14.6"
+  },
+  "scripts": {
+    "lint": "eslint src/**/*.ts test/**/*.ts",
+    "_test": "jest",
+    "test": "pnpm run compile && pnpm run _test",
+    "prepublishOnly": "pnpm run compile",
+    "compile": "tsc --build && pnpm run lint --fix"
+  },
+  "repository": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/blob/main/packages/node.resolver",
+  "keywords": [
+    "pnpm7",
+    "pnpm",
+    "env",
+    "node.js"
+  ],
+  "license": "MIT",
+  "bugs": {
+    "url": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues"
+  },
+  "homepage": "https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/blob/main/packages/node.resolver#readme",
+  "dependencies": {
+    "@pnpm/fetching-types": "workspace:3.0.0",
+    "@pnpm/node.fetcher": "workspace:0.0.0",
+    "semver": "^7.3.4",
+    "version-selector-type": "^3.0.0"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "@pnpm/fetch": "workspace:5.0.3",
+    "@pnpm/node.resolver": "workspace:0.0.0",
+    "@types/semver": "^7.3.4"
+  }
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/resolveNodeVersion.ts b/packages/node.resolver/src/index.ts
similarity index 86%
rename from packages/plugin-commands-env/src/resolveNodeVersion.ts
rename to packages/node.resolver/src/index.ts
index 084c80b50d..fdc8a675a0 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/resolveNodeVersion.ts
+++ b/packages/node.resolver/src/index.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { FetchFromRegistry } from '@pnpm/fetch'
+import { FetchFromRegistry } from '@pnpm/fetching-types'
 import semver from 'semver'
 import versionSelectorType from 'version-selector-type'
 
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ interface NodeVersion {
   lts: false | string
 }
 
-export default async function resolveNodeVersion (fetch: FetchFromRegistry, versionSpec: string, nodeMirrorBaseUrl: string): Promise<string | null> {
+export async function resolveNodeVersion (fetch: FetchFromRegistry, versionSpec: string, nodeMirrorBaseUrl: string): Promise<string | null> {
   const response = await fetch(`${nodeMirrorBaseUrl}index.json`)
   const allVersions = (await response.json()) as NodeVersion[]
   if (versionSpec === 'latest') {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-env/test/resolveNodeVersion.test.ts b/packages/node.resolver/test/resolveNodeVersion.test.ts
similarity index 92%
rename from packages/plugin-commands-env/test/resolveNodeVersion.test.ts
rename to packages/node.resolver/test/resolveNodeVersion.test.ts
index df9337f7ad..efb8511a75 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-env/test/resolveNodeVersion.test.ts
+++ b/packages/node.resolver/test/resolveNodeVersion.test.ts
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import { createFetchFromRegistry } from '@pnpm/fetch'
-import resolveNodeVersion from '../lib/resolveNodeVersion'
+import { resolveNodeVersion } from '@pnpm/node.resolver'
 
 const fetch = createFetchFromRegistry({})
 
diff --git a/packages/node.resolver/tsconfig.json b/packages/node.resolver/tsconfig.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..cf8b24d085
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node.resolver/tsconfig.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "extends": "@pnpm/tsconfig",
+  "compilerOptions": {
+    "outDir": "lib",
+    "rootDir": "src"
+  },
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "../../typings/**/*.d.ts"
+  ],
+  "references": [
+    {
+      "path": "../fetch"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../fetching-types"
+    },
+    {
+      "path": "../node.fetcher"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/node.resolver/tsconfig.lint.json b/packages/node.resolver/tsconfig.lint.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..0dc5add6b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/node.resolver/tsconfig.lint.json
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+{
+  "extends": "./tsconfig.json",
+  "include": [
+    "src/**/*.ts",
+    "test/**/*.ts",
+    "../../typings/**/*.d.ts"
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-env/package.json b/packages/plugin-commands-env/package.json
index 74a58e9ffe..989692284b 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-env/package.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-env/package.json
@@ -34,14 +34,12 @@
     "@pnpm/config": "workspace:15.3.0",
     "@pnpm/error": "workspace:3.0.1",
     "@pnpm/fetch": "workspace:5.0.3",
-    "@pnpm/fetcher-base": "workspace:12.1.0",
     "@pnpm/node.fetcher": "workspace:0.0.0",
+    "@pnpm/node.resolver": "workspace:0.0.0",
     "@pnpm/store-path": "workspace:6.0.0",
     "@zkochan/cmd-shim": "^5.2.2",
     "load-json-file": "^6.2.0",
     "render-help": "^1.0.1",
-    "semver": "^7.3.4",
-    "version-selector-type": "^3.0.0",
     "write-json-file": "^4.3.0"
   },
   "funding": "https://opencollective.com/pnpm",
@@ -49,7 +47,6 @@
     "@pnpm/plugin-commands-env": "workspace:2.1.12",
     "@pnpm/prepare": "workspace:*",
     "@types/adm-zip": "^0.4.34",
-    "@types/semver": "^7.3.4",
     "adm-zip": "^0.5.5",
     "execa": "npm:safe-execa@^0.1.1",
     "nock": "12.0.3",
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/env.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/env.ts
index 9126428721..7825e796b9 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/env.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-env/src/env.ts
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@ import path from 'path'
 import { docsUrl } from '@pnpm/cli-utils'
 import PnpmError from '@pnpm/error'
 import { createFetchFromRegistry } from '@pnpm/fetch'
+import { resolveNodeVersion } from '@pnpm/node.resolver'
 import cmdShim from '@zkochan/cmd-shim'
 import renderHelp from 'render-help'
 import { getNodeDir, NvmNodeCommandOptions } from './node'
 import getNodeMirror from './getNodeMirror'
-import resolveNodeVersion from './resolveNodeVersion'
 import { parseNodeEditionSpecifier } from './parseNodeEditionSpecifier'
 
 export function rcOptionsTypes () {
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-env/tsconfig.json b/packages/plugin-commands-env/tsconfig.json
index c7fb3acaf4..ef55a83e7c 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-env/tsconfig.json
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-env/tsconfig.json
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@
       "path": "../fetch"
     },
     {
-      "path": "../fetcher-base"
+      "path": "../node.fetcher"
     },
     {
-      "path": "../node.fetcher"
+      "path": "../node.resolver"
     },
     {
       "path": "../store-path"
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 50d85ade17..f64f848bbe 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -1737,6 +1737,25 @@ importers:
       '@types/adm-zip': 0.4.34
       node-fetch: 3.0.0-beta.9
 
+  packages/node.resolver:
+    specifiers:
+      '@pnpm/fetch': workspace:5.0.3
+      '@pnpm/fetching-types': workspace:3.0.0
+      '@pnpm/node.fetcher': workspace:0.0.0
+      '@pnpm/node.resolver': workspace:0.0.0
+      '@types/semver': ^7.3.4
+      semver: ^7.3.4
+      version-selector-type: ^3.0.0
+    dependencies:
+      '@pnpm/fetching-types': link:../fetching-types
+      '@pnpm/node.fetcher': link:../node.fetcher
+      semver: 7.3.7
+      version-selector-type: 3.0.0
+    devDependencies:
+      '@pnpm/fetch': link:../fetch
+      '@pnpm/node.resolver': 'link:'
+      '@types/semver': 7.3.9
+
   packages/normalize-registries:
     specifiers:
       '@pnpm/normalize-registries': workspace:3.0.3
@@ -2132,13 +2151,12 @@ importers:
       '@pnpm/config': workspace:15.3.0
       '@pnpm/error': workspace:3.0.1
       '@pnpm/fetch': workspace:5.0.3
-      '@pnpm/fetcher-base': workspace:12.1.0
       '@pnpm/node.fetcher': workspace:0.0.0
+      '@pnpm/node.resolver': workspace:0.0.0
       '@pnpm/plugin-commands-env': workspace:2.1.12
       '@pnpm/prepare': workspace:*
       '@pnpm/store-path': workspace:6.0.0
       '@types/adm-zip': ^0.4.34
-      '@types/semver': ^7.3.4
       '@zkochan/cmd-shim': ^5.2.2
       adm-zip: ^0.5.5
       execa: npm:safe-execa@^0.1.1
@@ -2147,28 +2165,23 @@ importers:
       node-fetch: 3.0.0-beta.9
       path-name: ^1.0.0
       render-help: ^1.0.1
-      semver: ^7.3.4
-      version-selector-type: ^3.0.0
       write-json-file: ^4.3.0
     dependencies:
       '@pnpm/cli-utils': link:../cli-utils
       '@pnpm/config': link:../config
       '@pnpm/error': link:../error
       '@pnpm/fetch': link:../fetch
-      '@pnpm/fetcher-base': link:../fetcher-base
       '@pnpm/node.fetcher': link:../node.fetcher
+      '@pnpm/node.resolver': link:../node.resolver
       '@pnpm/store-path': link:../store-path
       '@zkochan/cmd-shim': 5.2.2
       load-json-file: 6.2.0
       render-help: 1.0.2
-      semver: 7.3.7
-      version-selector-type: 3.0.0
       write-json-file: 4.3.0
     devDependencies:
       '@pnpm/plugin-commands-env': 'link:'
       '@pnpm/prepare': link:../../privatePackages/prepare
       '@types/adm-zip': 0.4.34
-      '@types/semver': 7.3.9
       adm-zip: 0.5.9
       execa: /safe-execa/0.1.1
       nock: 12.0.3