diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
index 55ec46d9af..3df44407b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-npm.yml
@@ -52,13 +52,13 @@ jobs:
           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 &&
           cd packages/nocodb-sdk &&
-          npm ci && npm run build && npm publish &&
+          pnpm install && npm run build && npm publish &&
           cd ../.. &&
           sleep 60 &&
           targetEnv=${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv || inputs.targetEnv }} node scripts/upgradeNocodbSdk.js &&
           targetEnv=${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv || inputs.targetEnv }} targetVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.tag || inputs.tag }} node scripts/bumpNcGuiVersion.js &&
           cd packages/nc-gui &&
-          npm ci &&
+          pnpm install &&
           targetEnv=${{ github.event.inputs.targetEnv || inputs.targetEnv }} targetVersion=${{ github.event.inputs.tag || inputs.tag }} npm run build:copy:publish &&
           cd ../.. &&
           sleep 60 &&
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index d855905267..fce5d5fac6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -32,13 +32,13 @@ jobs:
         cache: 'npm'
     - name: install dependencies nocodb-sdk
       working-directory: ./packages/nocodb-sdk
-      run: npm ci
+      run: pnpm install
     - name: build nocodb-sdk
       working-directory: ./packages/nocodb-sdk
       run: npm run build:main
     - name: install dependencies nocodb
       working-directory: ./packages/nocodb
-      run: npm ci
+      run: pnpm install
     - name: run unit tests
       working-directory: ./packages/nocodb
       run: npm run unit-test
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