diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index ab94c0e9ca..58ab170b3a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           cache: 'yarn'
+          node-version: 16
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: "./scripts/layered.sh"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_develop.yml b/.github/workflows/build_develop.yml
index 56d27c52b4..205b0b2866 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_develop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_develop.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           cache: 'yarn'
+          node-version: 16
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: "./scripts/layered.sh"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yaml b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yaml
index 98cf39a156..2d0babc6d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/static_analysis.yaml
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           cache: 'yarn'
+          node-version: 16
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: "./scripts/layered.sh"
@@ -39,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           cache: 'yarn'
+          node-version: 16
 
       # Does not need branch matching as only analyses this layer
       - name: Install Deps
@@ -56,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           cache: 'yarn'
+          node-version: 16
 
       # Needs branch matching as it inherits .stylelintrc.js from matrix-react-sdk
       - name: Install Dependencies
@@ -73,6 +76,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           cache: 'yarn'
+          node-version: 16
 
       - name: Install Deps
         run: "scripts/layered.sh"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
index ea3bbf8b82..3a691e3522 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tests.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           cache: 'yarn'
+          node-version: 16
 
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: "./scripts/layered.sh"