diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.sh b/.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.sh
index 5f1a80ef..c87bbf93 100755
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.sh
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-firebase.sh
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ GIT_REV="$(git rev-parse HEAD)"
 FIREBASE_PROJECT="quarantine-hero"
 FIREBASE_MESSAGE="QH $GIT_REV deployment to firebase"
 # deploy here because npm does not resolve environment variables in npm run
-npx firebase-tools deploy --only functions --project "$FIREBASE_PROJECT" -m "$FIREBASE_MESSAGE" --non-interactive
-npx firebase-tools deploy --only firestore --project "$FIREBASE_PROJECT" -m "$FIREBASE_MESSAGE" --non-interactive
+npx firebase-tools@8 deploy --only functions --project "$FIREBASE_PROJECT" -m "$FIREBASE_MESSAGE" --non-interactive
+npx firebase-tools@8 deploy --only firestore --project "$FIREBASE_PROJECT" -m "$FIREBASE_MESSAGE" --non-interactive