diff --git a/web3.js/.github/workflows/cicd.yml b/web3.js/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
index c0654f5a2..4511dbd7d 100644
--- a/web3.js/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
+++ b/web3.js/.github/workflows/cicd.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: "lts/*"
           cache: 'npm'
       - run: |
+          npm install -g npm@7
+          npm install
           npx semantic-release --dry-run
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}