diff --git a/.github/workflows/artifact-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/artifact-tests.yml
index 2b150fcb15..c6988efe1f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/artifact-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/artifact-tests.yml
@@ -26,10 +26,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Set Node.js 16.x
+    - name: Set Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: 16.x
+        node-version: 20.x
 
     # Need root node_modules because certain npm packages like jest are configured for the entire repository and it won't be possible
     # without these to just compile the artifacts package
@@ -85,10 +85,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Set Node.js 16.x
+    - name: Set Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: 16.x
+        node-version: 20.x
 
     # Need root node_modules because certain npm packages like jest are configured for the entire repository and it won't be possible
     # without these to just compile the artifacts package
diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 918a68def1..6e4924888f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -20,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Set Node.js 16.x
+    - name: Set Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: 16.x
+        node-version: 20.x
 
     - name: npm install
       run: npm install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/cache-tests.yml
index cac6d20bc9..e05362a325 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-tests.yml
@@ -24,10 +24,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Set Node.js 16.x
+    - name: Set Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: 16.x
+        node-version: 20.x
 
     # In order to save & restore cache from a shell script, certain env variables need to be set that are only available in the
     # node context. This runs a local action that gets and sets the necessary env variables that are needed
diff --git a/.github/workflows/cache-windows-test.yml b/.github/workflows/cache-windows-test.yml
index ca4846ba00..75792fc042 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cache-windows-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cache-windows-test.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         rm "C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin\tar.exe"
 
-    - name: Set Node.js 16.x
+    - name: Set Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       with:
-        node-version: 16.x
+        node-version: 20.x
 
     # In order to save & restore cache from a shell script, certain env variables need to be set that are only available in the
     # node context. This runs a local action that gets and sets the necessary env variables that are needed
diff --git a/.github/workflows/releases.yml b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
index 51649a3e20..13d494f2c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/releases.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/releases.yml
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: verify package exists
         run: ls packages/${{ github.event.inputs.package }}
 
-      - name: Set Node.js 16.x
+      - name: Set Node.js 20.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 16.x
+          node-version: 20.x
 
       - name: npm install
         run: npm install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index dc9231da69..453f9bcc20 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Checkout
       uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-    - name: Set Node.js 16.x
+    - name: Set Node.js 20.x
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: 16.x
+        node-version: 20.x
 
     - name: npm install
       run: npm install
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       run: npm run build
 
     - name: npm test
-      run: npm test -- --runInBand
+      run: npm test -- --runInBand --forceExit
       env:
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}