diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 4a2bc77..f62ea5a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: 20.17.0
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: npm ci
+      run: npm ci --engine-strict # --engine-strict is used to fail-fast if deps require node versions unsupported by the repo
 
     - name: Perform ESLint check
       run: npm run lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index deac9b9..d11910e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.version }}
 
     - name: Install dependencies
-      run: npm ci
+      run: npm ci --engine-strict # --engine-strict is used to fail-fast if deps require node versions unsupported by the repo
 
     - name: Run unit tests
       run: npm run unit