diff --git a/.github/workflows/cron.yml b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
index f45d618..1ac55a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cron.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cron.yml
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ jobs:
            echo $(cd ci/vendor/bin; pwd) >> $GITHUB_PATH
            sudo locale-gen en_AU.UTF-8
            sudo systemctl start mysql.service
+           curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
 
       - name: install Moodle
         run: moodle-plugin-ci install --db-user=root --db-pass=root --db-host=127.0.0.1 --plugin this-plugin
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index bd18158..2b8d90c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ jobs:
            echo $(cd ci/bin; pwd) >> $GITHUB_PATH
            echo $(cd ci/vendor/bin; pwd) >> $GITHUB_PATH
            sudo locale-gen en_AU.UTF-8
+           curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
 
       - name: install Moodle
         run: moodle-plugin-ci --ansi install --db-host=127.0.0.1 --plugin this-plugin