diff --git a/.github/workflows/sync-ghes.yaml b/.github/workflows/sync-ghes.yaml
index fb9c623..aba7780 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sync-ghes.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sync-ghes.yaml
@@ -18,7 +18,9 @@ jobs:
         git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
-        node-version: '12'
+        node-version: '16'
+        cache: 'npm'
+        cache-dependency-path: script/sync-ghes/package-lock.json
     - name: Check starter workflows for GHES compat
       run: |
         npm ci
diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate-data.yaml b/.github/workflows/validate-data.yaml
index d2ac9a5..7f8701d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate-data.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate-data.yaml
@@ -14,7 +14,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
-          node-version: "12"
+          node-version: '16'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: script/validate-data/package-lock.json
 
       - name: Validate workflows
         run: |