diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-npm-cookie-banner.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-npm-cookie-banner.yaml
index 56f606032..7df81a6df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-npm-cookie-banner.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-npm-cookie-banner.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: "npm"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
           scope: "@probo"
+      - run: "npm install -g npm@^11.8.0"
       - run: "npm ci"
       - name: "Verify package.json version matches tag"
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-npm-n8n-node.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-npm-n8n-node.yaml
index 074db4772..694a253d0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-npm-n8n-node.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-npm-n8n-node.yaml
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: "npm"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
           scope: "@probo"
+      - run: "npm install -g npm@^11.8.0"
       - run: "npm ci"
       - name: "Verify package.json version matches tag"
         run: |