diff --git a/.github/workflows/do-spaces-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/do-spaces-workflow.yml
index f76b380..8130982 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/do-spaces-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/do-spaces-workflow.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
           cache: npm
 
+      - name: Setup NPM
+        run: |
+          NPM_VERSION=$(jq -r .engines.npm package.json)
+          NPM_VERSION=${NPM_VERSION/\^/}
+          if [ "$(npm --version)" != "$NPM_VERSION" ]; then
+            npm install -g npm@$NPM_VERSION && npm --version
+          else
+            echo "NPM version is same as package.json engines.npm"
+          fi
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/gh-pages-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/gh-pages-workflow.yml
index 6775516..a87bb9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/gh-pages-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/gh-pages-workflow.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,16 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
           cache: npm
 
+      - name: Setup NPM
+        run: |
+          NPM_VERSION=$(jq -r .engines.npm package.json)
+          NPM_VERSION=${NPM_VERSION/\^/}
+          if [ "$(npm --version)" != "$NPM_VERSION" ]; then
+            npm install -g npm@$NPM_VERSION && npm --version
+          else
+            echo "NPM version is same as package.json engines.npm"
+          fi
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test-workflow.yml b/.github/workflows/test-workflow.yml
index 9b57aa4..a0f32c8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test-workflow.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test-workflow.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,16 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
           cache: npm
 
+      - name: Setup NPM
+        run: |
+          NPM_VERSION=$(jq -r .engines.npm package.json)
+          NPM_VERSION=${NPM_VERSION/\^/}
+          if [ "$(npm --version)" != "$NPM_VERSION" ]; then
+            npm install -g npm@$NPM_VERSION && npm --version
+          else
+            echo "NPM version is same as package.json engines.npm"
+          fi
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
@@ -33,6 +43,16 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
           cache: npm
 
+      - name: Setup NPM
+        run: |
+          NPM_VERSION=$(jq -r .engines.npm package.json)
+          NPM_VERSION=${NPM_VERSION/\^/}
+          if [ "$(npm --version)" != "$NPM_VERSION" ]; then
+            npm install -g npm@$NPM_VERSION && npm --version
+          else
+            echo "NPM version is same as package.json engines.npm"
+          fi
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
@@ -51,6 +71,16 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: ".nvmrc"
           cache: npm
 
+      - name: Setup NPM
+        run: |
+          NPM_VERSION=$(jq -r .engines.npm package.json)
+          NPM_VERSION=${NPM_VERSION/\^/}
+          if [ "$(npm --version)" != "$NPM_VERSION" ]; then
+            npm install -g npm@$NPM_VERSION && npm --version
+          else
+            echo "NPM version is same as package.json engines.npm"
+          fi
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b6f27f1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+engine-strict=true