diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index b71535b..a76bdc7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: 20
-    # - run: npm install -g npm@latest
     - run: npm install
     - run: npm run build --if-present
     - run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index 26b3f23..57362e2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -8,14 +8,12 @@ on:
 
 jobs:
   build:
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-        
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: lint
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '20.x'
+        node-version: 20
     - run: npm install
     - run: npm run lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 5ee1549..0df698a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: npm package
+name: publish
 
 on:
   release:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index 9a87ee9..4afae51 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-name: tests
+name: test
 
 on:
   push:
@@ -13,10 +13,7 @@ jobs:
     strategy:
       fail-fast: false
       matrix:
-        # node-14's npm must be updated, but no longer updatable due to:
-        #   https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/2663
-        # because of this, node-14 test strategy is removed :(
-        node-version: [16.x, 18.16.x, 20.x]
+        node-version: [16.x, 18.16.x, 20.x, 21.x]
         os: [ubuntu-latest, windows-latest]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 04f1aae..6ef181d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 # changelog
 
+ * 2.5.7 _pendng_
+   * [add node 21](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/257) to test pipeline
  * 2.5.6 _Oct.15.2023_
    * [update resolver](https://github.com/iambumblehead/esmock/pull/256) to latest version, [resolves a resolution error](https://github.com/iambumblehead/resolvewithplus/releases/tag/v2.0.9) that seems to have been introduced by a previous update from the past week.
  * 2.5.5 _Oct.14.2023_