diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6d21c4ce92..f211732cc1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-      - uses: bahmutov/npm-install@v1
+        with:
+          cache: npm
+      - run: npm ci
       - run: npx semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 762718a853..835974c03f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -31,9 +31,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache: npm
       - name: Ensure dependencies are compatible with the version of node
         run: echo 'engine-strict=true' >> .npmrc
-      - uses: bahmutov/npm-install@v1
+      - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run test:ci
 
   # separate job to set as required in branch protection,
@@ -44,5 +45,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-      - uses: bahmutov/npm-install@v1
+        with:
+          cache: npm
+      - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run lint