diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_e2e-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_e2e-windows.yml
index 5df1c1dbaf..3d392d2d62 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_e2e-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_e2e-windows.yml
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install latest gyp and set node-gyp path
         shell: powershell
         run: |
-          npm install --global node-gyp@latest
+          npm prefix -g | % {npm config set npm_config_devdir "c:\temp\.gyp2"}
+          npm install --global node-gyp@9.2.0
           npm prefix -g | % {npm config set node_gyp "$_\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js"}
 
       - name: setup chrome