diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index af064ca..d781689 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@395ad3262231945c25e8478fd5baf05154b1d79f # v6.1.0
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          # 22.22.2's bundled npm is broken in the GH toolcache (missing `promise-retry`)
+          node-version: 22.21.0
 
       - name: Restore node_modules
         uses: actions/cache/restore@9255dc7a253b0ccc959486e2bca901246202afeb # v5.0.1