diff --git a/.github/actions/install-modules/action.yml b/.github/actions/configure-nodejs/action.yml
similarity index 60%
rename from .github/actions/install-modules/action.yml
rename to .github/actions/configure-nodejs/action.yml
index 4092fdef..b7e673e9 100644
--- a/.github/actions/install-modules/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/configure-nodejs/action.yml
@@ -1,17 +1,13 @@
-name: "Install Modules"
-description: "Install Node.js modules or restore cache"
+name: "Configure Node.js"
+description: "Install Node.js and install Node.js modules or restore cache"
 
 inputs:
   node-version:
     description: "NodeJS Version"
-    required: true
-  github-pat:
-    description: "github.com PAT"
-    required: true
+    default: "18"
   lookup-only:
     description: "If true, only checks if cache entry exists and skips download. Does not change save cache behavior"
-    required: false
-    default: false
+    default: "false"
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -19,7 +15,6 @@ runs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
-        token: ${{ inputs.github-pat }}
 
     - name: Restore Node Modules from Cache
       id: cache-node-modules
@@ -27,20 +22,18 @@ runs:
       with:
         path: |
           node_modules
-          apps/**/node_modules
           packages/**/node_modules
-          tests/**/node_modules
           !node_modules/.cache
-        key: node-modules-${{ inputs.node-version }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('yarn.lock') }}
+        key: node-modules-${{ inputs.node-version }}-${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-${{ hashFiles('package.json', 'yarn.lock', '**/yarn.lock') }}
         lookup-only: ${{ inputs.lookup-only }}
 
-    - name: Install Yarn
-      shell: bash
-      run: |
-        if ! command -v yarn &> /dev/null
-        then
-          npm install -g yarn
-        fi
+    # - name: Install Yarn
+    #   shell: bash
+    #   run: |
+    #     if ! command -v yarn &> /dev/null
+    #     then
+    #       npm install -g yarn
+    #     fi
 
     - name: Install dependencies
       if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 1fb62338..10784b06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -50,23 +50,7 @@ jobs:
             echo "PR_SUFFIX=" >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-      - name: Use Node.js 18
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-
-      - name: Cache Node Modules
-        id: cache-node-modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            packages/**/node_modules
-          key: node-modules-${{ hashFiles('package.json', 'yarn.lock', '**/yarn.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Optionally Install Node Modules
-        if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/configure-nodejs
 
       # We do this here so the `build-jsii` modules are installed too
       # and become part of the cache - if we don't then
@@ -119,19 +103,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Use Node.js 18
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-
-      - name: Cache Node Modules
-        id: cache-node-modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            packages/**/node_modules
-          key: node-modules-${{ hashFiles('package.json', 'yarn.lock', '**/yarn.lock') }}
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/configure-nodejs
 
       - name: Cache TypeScript Build Output
         id: cache-typescript-build
@@ -198,23 +170,7 @@ jobs:
             echo 'PREFIX_U=' >> $GITHUB_ENV
           fi
 
-      - name: Use Node.js 18
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 18.16.1
-
-      - name: Cache Node Modules
-        id: cache-node-modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            packages/**/node_modules
-          key: node-modules-${{ hashFiles('package.json', 'yarn.lock', '**/yarn.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Optionally Install Node Modules
-        if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/configure-nodejs
 
       # - name: Cache TypeScript Build Output
       #   id: cache-typescript-build
@@ -626,23 +582,7 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
-      - name: Use Node.js 18
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-
-      - name: Cache Node Modules
-        id: cache-node-modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            packages/**/node_modules
-          key: node-modules-${{ hashFiles('package.json', 'yarn.lock', '**/yarn.lock') }}
-
-      - name: Optionally Install Node Modules
-        if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/configure-nodejs
 
       - name: Modify microapps-cdk tsconfig.json
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/main-build.yml b/.github/workflows/main-build.yml
index 8dadd39d..3cff4f12 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main-build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main-build.yml
@@ -31,21 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.ref }}
           repository: ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.repo.full_name }}
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-      - name: Cache Node Modules
-        id: cache-node-modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            packages/**/node_modules
-          key: node-modules-${{ hashFiles('package.json', 'yarn.lock', '**/yarn.lock') }}
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/configure-nodejs
       - name: Build All TypeScript
         run: yarn build
       - name: Run Node Tests
@@ -123,24 +109,10 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - name: Use Node.js 18
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/configure-nodejs
       - name: Check for new commits
         id: git_remote
         run: echo latest_commit="$(git ls-remote origin -h ${{ github.ref }} | cut -f1)" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
-      - name: Cache Node Modules
-        id: cache-node-modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            packages/**/node_modules
-          key: node-modules-${{ hashFiles('package.json', 'yarn.lock', '**/yarn.lock') }}
-      - name: Optionally Install Node Modules
-        if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       - name: Build Publish TypeScript
         run: yarn build:publish
       - name: Run Lint
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index b3e8843a..65898755 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -29,21 +29,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |-
           git config user.name "github-actions"
           git config user.email "github-actions@github.com"
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 18
-      - name: Cache Node Modules
-        id: cache-node-modules
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        with:
-          path: |
-            node_modules
-            packages/**/node_modules
-          key: node-modules-${{ hashFiles('package.json', 'yarn.lock', '**/yarn.lock') }}
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        if: steps.cache-node-modules.outputs.cache-hit != 'true'
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/configure-nodejs
       - name: Build All TypeScript
         run: yarn build
       - name: Run Node Tests