diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 632bf7c8..42214c92 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
           - v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "package.json" }}-{{checksum "package-lock.json"}}
-      - run: sudo npm install -g npm
+      - run: sudo npm install -g npm@6.14.13
       - run: npm ci
       - save_cache:
           paths:
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
       - restore_cache:
           keys:
           - v1-dependencies-{{ checksum "package.json" }}-{{checksum "package-lock.json"}}
-      - run: sudo npm install -g npm
+      - run: sudo npm install -g npm@6.14.13
       - run: |
           sh ./.circleci/install_hub.sh
           mkdir -p ~/.config/ && echo -e "github.com:\n- user: civictechuser\n  oauth_token: $GITHUB_API_KEY\n  protocol: https\n" > ~/.config/hub