diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
index 27c9f1a1f9..3834f5bfb3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-deploy.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ jobs:
       - if: matrix.system == 'windows'
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       - run: |
-          npm i -g
+          # https://github.com/npm/npm/issues/18503#issuecomment-347579469
+          npm pack && npm i -g --no-save ./*cml*.tgz
           cml --version
           cml runner --version
           cml publish --version