diff --git a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
index 276d7501..4d1f9f8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/nodejs.yml
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [8.x, 10.x, 12.x]
+        node-version: [8.x]
 
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v1
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ jobs:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
     - name: build docs
       run: |
-        npm ci
         npm install -g gitbook-cli
         gitbook build documentation docs
       env: