diff --git a/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml b/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml
index d85160c4..34735b2a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/node-ci.yml
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [12, 14, 16]
+        node-version: [16]
       fail-fast: false
 
     steps:
@@ -23,9 +23,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
 
-      - name: Update npm
-        run: npm i -g npm@8
-
       - name: Start database
         uses: supercharge/mongodb-github-action@1.6.0