diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI.yml b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
index a96da0816..7e55a1641 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI.yml
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ jobs:
           sudo apt install --yes --no-install-recommends npm curl
           # need to update nodejs because with ubuntu's default nodejs version we would get this error:
           # error @jest/core@29.4.1: The engine "node" is incompatible with this module. Expected version "^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || >=18.0.0". Got "12.22.9"
-          sudo npm install -g n
+          sudo npm install --global n
           sudo n lts
       - name: Print versions
         run: |
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ jobs:
           #    at wrapSafe (internal/modules/cjs/loader.js:915:16)
           # ...
           # ```
-          sudo npm install -g n
+          sudo npm install --global n
           sudo n lts
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
         with: