diff --git a/.github/workflows/check.yml b/.github/workflows/check.yml
index 866d376b5..916b37aad 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check.yml
@@ -133,6 +133,8 @@ jobs:
           npm run build:benchmarks
 
       - name: Check
+        # only run on newest node version
+        if: matrix.node-version == '20.x'
         run: |
           npm run check
         env: