diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 0f43c3128..5addb300a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,14 @@
 version: 2
 jobs:
   build:
-    machine: true
+    machine:
+      # pin image to older version as "ubuntu-2204:2023.10.1" breaks on "nvm" step
+      image: ubuntu-2204:2023.04.2
     environment:
       DEPLOY_PACKAGES: 1
       DEB: bionic focal
       RPM: el7 el8
-      ST2_VERSION: "3.6dev"
+      ST2_VERSION: "3.9dev"
       ST2_HOST: localhost
       ST2_PROTOCOL: http
       ST2_USERNAME: st2admin
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ jobs:
             sudo apt-get install rpm jq devscripts debhelper
             gem install package_cloud
             nvm use 14.20.1
-            npm install --global lerna yarn
+            npm install --global lerna@6.0.0 yarn
       - run:
           name: Install package dependencies
           command: |
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.rst b/CHANGELOG.rst
index 7d95c907a..e52ac56eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.rst
+++ b/CHANGELOG.rst
@@ -4,6 +4,15 @@ Changelog
 in development
 --------------
 
+Fixed
+~~~~~
+* Fixed CircleCI tests by pinning lerna@6.0.0. #1008
+
+  Contributed by @guzzijones
+
+
+st2 v3.8.0
+------
 
 Added
 ~~~~~
@@ -30,7 +39,6 @@ Changed
     
   Reported by @cded from @Bitovi
 
-
 Fixed
 ~~~~~
 * Fixed CircleCI tests
@@ -44,7 +52,3 @@ Fixed
 * Escaped text in notifications. #990
 
   Contributed by @cded from @Bitovi
-
-
-v2.4.3
-------
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 6990ee9f3..6bdacc9f9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ all: build
 # yarn now included in later node images
 npm-install:
 	echo "npm install"
-	npm install -g lerna
+	npm install -g lerna@6.0.0
 
 lerna:
 	echo "lerna"