build: pin npm to 8.5.x in release.yml (#350)

openedx · Jun 28, 2022 · 7c9ace2 · 7c9ace2
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "${{ env.NODE_VER }}"
 
+      # This is a temporary "hack" to unblock CI/releases, as ideally we should avoid needing to pin NPM to a specific minor version. By doing
+      # so, we are basically deferring clean up of peer dependencies to a later time. See https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/4664 for more details.
+      - name: Pin NPM version
+        run: npm install -g [email protected]
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci