diff --git a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
index ea9231766..5995ffc6f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/code-quality.yml
@@ -224,7 +224,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: '18'
-          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: latest
 
       - name: Check if frontend files changed
         id: frontend-changes
@@ -244,7 +248,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies for extension
         if: steps.frontend-changes.outputs.extension == 'true'
         working-directory: surfsense_browser_extension
-        run: npm ci
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Install pre-commit
         run: pip install pre-commit