diff --git a/.github/workflows/CI-ubuntu.yml b/.github/workflows/CI-ubuntu.yml
index 64164c52f..b0f0063c5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/CI-ubuntu.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/CI-ubuntu.yml
@@ -27,11 +27,22 @@ jobs:
       image: ubuntu:18.04
 
     steps:
+    - name: Use node 16
+      run: |
+          apt update && apt -y install wget
+          touch "$HOME/.bashrc"
+          wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash
+          export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+          [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+          nvm install 16.9.1
+          mv /__e/node20/bin/node /__e/node20/bin/node.bak
+          ln -s node /__e/node20/bin/node
+          
     - name: Check free space
       run: |
         df -h
 
-    - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       run: |