diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 0ad99eb39..145fb8958 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -77,6 +77,14 @@ jobs:
     container: ${{matrix.container}}
     env: {ACTIONS_ALLOW_USE_UNSECURE_NODE_VERSION: true}
     steps:
+    - name: Setup Node version
+      if: runner.os == 'Linux' || matrix.qt == 5
+      run: |
+        wget -qO- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.40.1/install.sh | bash
+          export NVM_DIR="$HOME/.nvm"
+          [ -s "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh" ] && . "$NVM_DIR/nvm.sh"
+        nvm install 16.20.2
+        nvm use 16.20.2
     - name: Install git (Linux)
       # GitHub runners come with git pre-installed, but our "custom" Linux
       # container image does not