diff --git a/.github/workflows/js-test-and-release.yml b/.github/workflows/js-test-and-release.yml
index 066af3f..2987bd2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/js-test-and-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/js-test-and-release.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
+      - run: npm install -g @mapbox/node-pre-gyp
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
       - run: npm run --if-present lint
       - run: npm run --if-present dep-check
@@ -33,8 +34,8 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
+      - run: npm install -g @mapbox/node-pre-gyp
       - uses: ipfs/aegir/actions/cache-node-modules@master
-      - run: npm install -g node-pre-gyp
       - run: npm run --if-present test:node
       - uses: codecov/codecov-action@f32b3a3741e1053eb607407145bc9619351dc93b # v2.1.0
         with: