diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
index ee7497c1ec..7c5bd3a691 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
@@ -55,11 +55,10 @@ jobs:
       - run: |
           export NODE_OPTIONS="--max_old_space_size=16384"
           targetEnv=${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv || inputs.targetEnv }} targetVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.tag || inputs.tag }} node scripts/bumpNocodbSdkVersion.js &&
-          pnpm install
+          pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
           cd packages/nocodb-sdk && pnpm run build && pnpm publish --no-git-checks &&
           cd ../.. &&
           sleep 60 &&
-          pnpm install &&
           targetEnv=${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv || inputs.targetEnv }} node scripts/upgradeNocodbSdk.js &&
           targetEnv=${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv || inputs.targetEnv }} targetVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.tag || inputs.tag }} node scripts/bumpNcGuiVersion.js &&
           cd packages/nc-gui &&
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 5a706e3e9c..2afbf60701 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -36,13 +36,13 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'pnpm'
       - name: install dependencies nocodb-sdk
         working-directory: ./packages/nocodb-sdk
-        run: pnpm install
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - name: build nocodb-sdk
         working-directory: ./packages/nocodb-sdk
         run: pnpm run build:main
       - name: install dependencies nocodb
         working-directory: ./packages/nocodb
-        run: pnpm install
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - name: run unit tests
         working-directory: ./packages/nocodb
         run: pnpm run unit-test
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