diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_microsite.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_microsite.yml
index 2c86ebf0b4..4ced080329 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_microsite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_microsite.yml
@@ -8,10 +8,6 @@ jobs:
   deploy-microsite-and-storybook:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
-
     env:
       CI: true
       NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=8192
@@ -20,10 +16,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: use node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: use node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version: 18.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/ # Needed for auth
 
       # We avoid caching in this workflow, as we're running an install of both the top-level
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy_nightly.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy_nightly.yml
index 1bb6b67839..2a9c91b820 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy_nightly.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy_nightly.yml
@@ -9,10 +9,6 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
-
     env:
       CI: true
       NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=4096
@@ -20,15 +16,15 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: use node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: use node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version: 18.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/ # Needed for auth
       - name: yarn install
         uses: backstage/actions/yarn-install@v0.6.3
         with:
-          cache-prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-v${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache-prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-v18.x
 
       # No verification done here, only build & publish. If the master branch
       # is broken we will see that from those builds, but we still want to push nightly
diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync_snyk-github-issues.yml b/.github/workflows/sync_snyk-github-issues.yml
index ec2f11e267..b3c8291b65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync_snyk-github-issues.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync_snyk-github-issues.yml
@@ -10,22 +10,18 @@ jobs:
 
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
-
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: use node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: use node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version: 18.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/ # Needed for auth
       - name: yarn install
         uses: backstage/actions/yarn-install@v0.6.3
         with:
-          cache-prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-v${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          cache-prefix: ${{ runner.os }}-v18.x
 
       - name: Create Snyk report
         uses: snyk/actions/node@master
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_microsite-noop.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_microsite-noop.yml
index 42b2dbcca5..0fa23812f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_microsite-noop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_microsite-noop.yml
@@ -13,10 +13,6 @@ jobs:
   noop:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
-
     name: Microsite
     steps:
       - run: echo NOOP
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml
index 8d02070df3..e5037684e9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_microsite.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,6 @@ jobs:
   build-microsite:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
-
     env:
       CI: true
       NODE_OPTIONS: --max-old-space-size=8192
@@ -24,10 +20,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: use node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: use node.js 18.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+          node-version: 18.x
 
         # Skip caching of microsite dependencies, it keeps the global cache size
         # smaller, which make Windows builds a lot faster for the rest of the project.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_storybook-noop.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_storybook-noop.yml
index e2089205be..c1f16e4fbd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_storybook-noop.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_storybook-noop.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,6 @@ jobs:
   noop:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [16.x]
-
     name: Storybook
     steps:
       - run: echo NOOP