diff --git a/build.ts b/build.ts
index 84371c7af..39294d1d8 100644
--- a/build.ts
+++ b/build.ts
@@ -229,7 +229,10 @@ try {
   console.log(`Removing external dependencies: ${uninstallDeps.join(', ')} before @electron/rebuild kicks in`);
   if (uninstallDeps.length > 0) {
     for (const dep of uninstallDeps) {
-      execSync(`pnpm remove ${dep}`, {
+
+      const command = `pnpm remove ${dep}`;
+      console.log(`Running: ${command}`);
+      execSync(command, {
         stdio: 'inherit',
       });
     }
diff --git a/src/main/install/install-pnpm.ts b/src/main/install/install-pnpm.ts
index a268be724..a5af65116 100644
--- a/src/main/install/install-pnpm.ts
+++ b/src/main/install/install-pnpm.ts
@@ -85,6 +85,8 @@ function detectArch(): string {
   return arch
 }
 
+const PNPM_VERSION = '9.12.2';
+
 export async function downloadAndInstallPnpm(): Promise<void> {
   const platform = detectPlatform()
   const arch = detectArch()
@@ -96,7 +98,7 @@ export async function downloadAndInstallPnpm(): Promise<void> {
 
   let version: string
   const preferredVersion =
-    process.env.PNPM_VERSION || "latest"
+    process.env?.PNPM_VERSION || PNPM_VERSION
 
   if (versionData["dist-tags"][preferredVersion]) {
     version = versionData["dist-tags"][preferredVersion]