diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index e70e13cb52..3ebb67c48e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '14'
           cache: 'npm'
-      - name: Install npm@7
-        run: npm i -g npm@7
+      - name: Install npm@8
+        run: npm i -g npm@8
       - name: Install
         run: npm ci --prefer-offline
       - name: Build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/integration.yml b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
index 66e9dd59dc..88699dfa27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/integration.yml
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
           cache: 'npm'
-      - name: Install npm@7
-        run: npm i -g npm@7
+      - name: Install npm@8
+        run: npm i -g npm@8
       - name: Install yarn
         run: npm i -g yarn
       - name: Install packages
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index ba82da56f3..d9835010a9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '14'
           cache: 'npm'
-      - name: Install npm@7
-        run: npm i -g npm@7
+      - name: Install npm@8
+        run: npm i -g npm@8
       - name: Install
         run: npm ci --prefer-offline
       - name: Alex
diff --git a/azure-pipelines-test-job.yml b/azure-pipelines-test-job.yml
index fb3ce4eff9..cdf3f4dacf 100644
--- a/azure-pipelines-test-job.yml
+++ b/azure-pipelines-test-job.yml
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ jobs:
           versionSpec: $(nodeVersion)
         displayName: 'Install Node.js'
 
-      - script: npm i -g npm@7
-        displayName: 'Update npm to v7'
+      - script: npm i -g npm@8
+        displayName: 'Update npm to v8'
 
       - script: npm ci
         displayName: 'Run npm ci'
diff --git a/tasks/e2e-behavior.sh b/tasks/e2e-behavior.sh
index 2619ed5aa0..79059fdf94 100755
--- a/tasks/e2e-behavior.sh
+++ b/tasks/e2e-behavior.sh
@@ -61,14 +61,6 @@ set -x
 cd ..
 root_path=$PWD
 
-if hash npm 2>/dev/null
-then
-  npm i -g --force npm@latest
-fi
-
-# Bootstrap monorepo
-npm install
-
 # ******************************************************************************
 # First, publish the monorepo.
 # ******************************************************************************
diff --git a/tasks/e2e-installs.sh b/tasks/e2e-installs.sh
index 5736507318..92407134a6 100755
--- a/tasks/e2e-installs.sh
+++ b/tasks/e2e-installs.sh
@@ -83,14 +83,6 @@ set -x
 cd ..
 root_path=$PWD
 
-if hash npm 2>/dev/null
-then
-  npm i -g npm@latest
-fi
-
-# Bootstrap monorepo
-npm install
-
 # ******************************************************************************
 # First, publish the monorepo.
 # ******************************************************************************
diff --git a/tasks/e2e-kitchensink-eject.sh b/tasks/e2e-kitchensink-eject.sh
index 622a396d65..fa124f9ec3 100755
--- a/tasks/e2e-kitchensink-eject.sh
+++ b/tasks/e2e-kitchensink-eject.sh
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ if [ "$AGENT_OS" == 'Windows_NT' ]; then
   root_path=$(cmd //c cd)
 fi
 
-if hash npm 2>/dev/null
-then
-  npm i -g npm@latest
-fi
-
-# Bootstrap monorepo
-npm install
-
 # ******************************************************************************
 # First, publish the monorepo.
 # ******************************************************************************
diff --git a/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh b/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh
index c29b9840c3..48af65e603 100755
--- a/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh
+++ b/tasks/e2e-kitchensink.sh
@@ -69,14 +69,6 @@ if [ "$AGENT_OS" == 'Windows_NT' ]; then
   root_path=$(cmd //c cd)
 fi
 
-if hash npm 2>/dev/null
-then
-  npm i -g npm@latest
-fi
-
-# Bootstrap monorepo
-npm install
-
 # ******************************************************************************
 # First, publish the monorepo.
 # ******************************************************************************
diff --git a/tasks/e2e-simple.sh b/tasks/e2e-simple.sh
index 3d01fba6f0..55f777fc5b 100755
--- a/tasks/e2e-simple.sh
+++ b/tasks/e2e-simple.sh
@@ -76,14 +76,6 @@ if [ "$EXPECTED" != "$ACTUAL" ]; then
   exit 1
 fi
 
-if hash npm 2>/dev/null
-then
-  npm i -g npm@latest
-fi
-
-# Bootstrap monorepo
-npm install
-
 # Start the local NPM registry
 startLocalRegistry "$root_path"/tasks/verdaccio.yaml
 
diff --git a/tasks/local-test.sh b/tasks/local-test.sh
index 0e8af29f0b..0a9bd35fe3 100755
--- a/tasks/local-test.sh
+++ b/tasks/local-test.sh
@@ -4,26 +4,26 @@
 # This source code is licensed under the MIT license found in the
 # LICENSE file in the root directory of this source tree.
 
+node_version=14
+current_git_branch=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
+git_branch=${current_git_branch}
+test_suite=all
+interactive=false
+
 function print_help {
   echo "Usage: ${0} [OPTIONS]"
   echo ""
   echo "OPTIONS:"
-  echo "  --node-version <version>  the node version to use while testing [12]"
-  echo "  --git-branch <branch>     the git branch to checkout for testing [the current one]"
-  echo "  --test-suite <suite>      which test suite to use ('all', 'behavior', installs', 'kitchensink', 'kitchensink-eject', 'simple') ['all']"
-  echo "  --interactive             gain a bash shell after the test run"
+  echo "  --node-version <version>  the node version to use while testing [${node_version}]"
+  echo "  --git-branch <branch>     the git branch to checkout for testing [${current_git_branch}]"
+  echo "  --test-suite <suite>      which test suite to use ('all', 'behavior', installs', 'kitchensink', 'kitchensink-eject', 'simple') ['${test_suite}']"
+  echo "  --interactive             gain a bash shell after the test run [${interactive}]"
   echo "  --help                    print this message and exit"
   echo ""
 }
 
 cd $(dirname $0)
 
-node_version=14
-current_git_branch=`git rev-parse --abbrev-ref HEAD`
-git_branch=${current_git_branch}
-test_suite=all
-interactive=false
-
 while [ "$1" != "" ]; do
   case $1 in
     "--node-version")
@@ -84,6 +84,8 @@ cd -
 mv /var/create-react-app/patch .
 git apply patch
 rm patch
+git add -A
+git commit -m 'Apply local changes'
 CMD
 
 if [ ${git_branch} != ${current_git_branch} ]; then
@@ -91,15 +93,15 @@ if [ ${git_branch} != ${current_git_branch} ]; then
 fi
 
 read -r -d '' command <<- CMD
-echo "prefix=~/.npm" > ~/.npmrc
-mkdir ~/.npm
-export PATH=\$PATH:~/.npm/bin
+npm install npm@8 -g
+export PATH=\$(npm config get prefix -g)/bin:\$PATH
 set -x
 git clone /var/create-react-app create-react-app --branch ${git_branch}
 cd create-react-app
 ${apply_changes}
 node --version
 npm --version
+npm ci
 set +x
 ${test_command}
 result_code=\$?