diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
index b3c6027..54a50c3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version: '16'
           cache: 'npm'
       - name: prepare local copy of SES
         run: |