diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify.yml b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
index 015c310e2..1a0e368f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ on:
     branches:
       - dev
       - main
+      - prefer-offline
 
   pull_request:
     branches:
@@ -29,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: npm
 
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm ci --prefer-offline
 
       - name: Lint
         # skips until the TypeScript migration is complete
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           cache: npm
 
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm ci --prefer-offline
 
       - name: Lint docs
         # skips until the TypeScript migration is complete