diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3c1b4a17..87f1d9fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
 
       - name: Install test dependencies (e2e)
-        run: npm install
+        run: npm ci
 
       - name: Gateway e2e tests (local, no API key)
         if: matrix.name == 'gateway'
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install
+        run: npm ci
 
       - name: Install container dependencies
         run: npm run setup
@@ -196,7 +196,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm install
+        run: npm ci
 
       - name: Build release artifacts
         run: npm run build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 75b2a434..1d2c0220 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -250,7 +250,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@49933ea5288caeca8642d1e84afbd3f7d6820020 # v4
         with:
-          node-version: 24
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: npm
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci