diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 1676459aa..026cef523 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v1
       with:
         node-version: 12
+    - name: upgrade npm
+      run: npm install -g npm
     - name: npm install
       run: npm install
     - name: npm run lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-merge.yml b/.github/workflows/test-merge.yml
index cd4643913..b034fadac 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-merge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-merge.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         npm install --global node-gyp@latest
         npm prefix -g | % {npm config set node_gyp "$_\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js"}
+    - name: upgrade npm
+      run: npm install -g npm
     - name: npm install
       run: npm install
     - name: npm run rebuild
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index b4e76ee67..beeb75a6c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         npm install --global node-gyp@latest
         npm prefix -g | % {npm config set node_gyp "$_\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js"}
+    - name: upgrade npm
+      run: npm install -g npm
     - name: npm install
       run: npm install
     - name: npm run rebuild