diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7e8bd27..4e0f569 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      # workaround for https://github.com/NomicFoundation/hardhat/issues/3877
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: 18
+          node-version: 18.15
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm test
       - uses: actions/cache@v3