diff --git a/scripts/versions_check.sh b/scripts/versions_check.sh
index de84f4fdfe..4a4e75b2e1 100644
--- a/scripts/versions_check.sh
+++ b/scripts/versions_check.sh
@@ -1,41 +1,22 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 set -euo pipefail   # Bash "strict mode"
 
-GO_VERSION=1.18
+# VERSION NUMBERS
+# FOR GO WE EXPECT _AT LEAST_ THIS VERSION, BUT WE ARE OK WITH SUPERIOR VERSIONS
+GO_VERSION=1.20rc3
+
+# FOR NODE, WE PIN THE EXACT VERSION NUMBER
 NODE_VERSION=16.14.0
+
+
 RED_BG=$(tput setab 1)
+BLUE_BG=$(tput setab 4)
 WHITE_FG=$(tput setaf 7)
 NORMAL_BG=$(tput sgr0;)
 BOLD=$(tput bold)
 error=false;
 
-echo  " "
-
-function parse_semver() {
-    local token="$1"
-    local major=0
-    local minor=0
-    local patch=0
-
-    if egrep '^[0-9]+\.[0-9]+(\.[0-9]+)?' <<<"${token}" >/dev/null 2>&1 ; then
-        # It has the correct syntax.
-        local n=${token//[!0-9]/ }
-        local a=(${n//\./ })
-    fi
-
-    echo "${a[@]}"
-}
-
-function compare_versions() {
-  local expected=($(parse_semver "$1"))
-  local found=($(parse_semver "$2"))
-  local len=${#expected[@]}
-  for (( i=0; i<len; i++ )) ; do
-    if ! [ "${expected[$i]}" == "${found[$i]}" ]; then
-      echo 1
-    fi
-  done
-}
+echo "${BLUE_BG}${WHITE_FG}${BOLD}Starting Kurtosis Build...              ${NORMAL_BG}"
 
 check_node_version() {
   if [ -f ~/.nvm/nvm.sh ]; then
@@ -59,15 +40,27 @@ check_node_version() {
     echo "${RED_BG}${WHITE_FG}nvm install "${NODE_VERSION}"                                ${NORMAL_BG}"
     echo  ""
     error=true
+  else
+    echo "${BLUE_BG}${WHITE_FG}${BOLD}Node version "${GO_VERSION}" found. ok    ${NORMAL_BG}"
   fi
 }
 
+version_lte() {
+  if [ "$1" = "$2" ]; then
+    echo 1
+    return;
+  fi
+  $(printf '%s\n%s' "$1" "$2" | sort -C -V -u)  && echo 1 || echo 0
+}
+
 check_go_version() {
   local version=$(go version | { read -r _ _ v _; echo "${v#go}"; })
-  local result="$(compare_versions ${GO_VERSION} "${version}")"
-  if  [ "$result" == 1 ]; then
+  if  [ "$(version_lte "${GO_VERSION}" "${version}")" !=  1 ]; then
     echo "${RED_BG}${WHITE_FG}${BOLD}GO "${GO_VERSION}" not installed. Found ${version}    ${NORMAL_BG}"
     error=true
+  else
+    echo "${BLUE_BG}${WHITE_FG}${BOLD}Minimum GO version "${GO_VERSION}" expected. Found ${version} ... ok    ${NORMAL_BG}"
+
   fi
 }
 
@@ -79,7 +72,7 @@ if "$error"; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-nvm use $NODE_VERSION
+nvm use $NODE_VERSION &> /dev/null