diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index 6d15d72cc..21338101f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
 
-      - run: npm install -g npm
+      - run: npm install -g npm@9
 
       - run: npm install
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index d3fdef1ef..0a684e283 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,6 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
-      - run: npm install -g npm
+      - run: npm install -g npm@9
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm run lint --workspaces --if-present
diff --git a/.github/workflows/mitm.yml b/.github/workflows/mitm.yml
index 33150f1cf..d2fa2d52b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/mitm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/mitm.yml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
 
-      - run: npm install -g npm
+      - run: npm install -g npm@9
 
       - run: npm install
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
index 83b45dd59..9f0ae436a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prettier.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
-      - run: npm install -g npm
+      - run: npm install -g npm@9
       - run: npm install prettier pretty-quick
       - run: npm run prettier:check
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/size-limit.yml b/.github/workflows/size-limit.yml
index 9b5143fc0..394b41097 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/size-limit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/size-limit.yml
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ jobs:
       CI_JOB_NUMBER: 1
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      - run: npm install -g npm
+      - run: npm install -g npm@9
       # - run: npm run size-limit --workspaces --if-present
 
       # commented out until the job can be configured
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index a35d85a6b..4a1255650 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
 
-      - run: npm install -g npm
+      - run: npm install -g npm@9
 
       - run: npm ci