diff --git a/.github/workflows/jobs.yaml b/.github/workflows/jobs.yaml
index 5f8e43d54..23269e6e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/jobs.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/jobs.yaml
@@ -566,7 +566,7 @@ jobs:
         id: go
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: '17'
+          node-version: '16'
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/cache@v2
@@ -639,7 +639,7 @@ jobs:
         id: go
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: '17'
+          node-version: '16'
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
 
@@ -713,9 +713,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: ${{ matrix.go-version }}
         id: go
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
-        with:
-          node-version: '17'
       - name: Check out code into the Go module directory
         uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - name: Check out gocovmerge as a nested repository