diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 232ecca5..0a9f8fc4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -19,11 +19,14 @@ jobs:
         node-version: [ lts/-1, lts/*]
 
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: Update npm to 8.x
+        run: |
+          npm i -g npm@8
       - name: npm install, build, and test
         run: |
           npm install