diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
index 42171c2adf..d82349337f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_pypi.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
 
       - name: Set up Python
         uses: actions/setup-python@v2