diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify_e2e-windows.yml b/.github/workflows/verify_e2e-windows.yml
index b4347898e6..866cd7b9b2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/verify_e2e-windows.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify_e2e-windows.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,11 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v1
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
+      - name: install latest nodegyp
+        shell: powershell
+        run: |
+          npm install --global node-gyp@latest
+          npm prefix -g | % {npm config set node_gyp "$_\node_modules\node-gyp\bin\node-gyp.js"}
       - name: Add msbuild to PATH
         uses: microsoft/setup-msbuild@v1.0.2
       - name: setup chrome