diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 2290edfc4..5fb8a542a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
           # fallback to using the latest cache if no exact match is found
           - v1-dependencies-
 
-      - node/install-npm
+      - run: sudo npm install -g npm@latest
       - node/install-packages:
           app-dir: ~/homebrewery
           cache-path: node_modules