diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
index 8a435c1a9b..98a833777a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yaml
@@ -322,10 +322,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: "24"
+          node-version-file: ui/.nvmrc
           cache: "npm"
           cache-dependency-path: ui/package-lock.json
 
+      # Honor the pinned npm from ui/package.json "packageManager" so npm ci
+      # resolves the lock file with the same npm version it was generated with.
+      - name: Enable Corepack
+        run: corepack enable
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         working-directory: ./ui
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ui-chromatic.yaml b/.github/workflows/ui-chromatic.yaml
index 70f032da45..30c743d0d3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ui-chromatic.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ui-chromatic.yaml
@@ -29,10 +29,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: "24"
+          node-version-file: ui/.nvmrc
           cache: "npm"
           cache-dependency-path: ui/package-lock.json
 
+      # Honor the pinned npm from ui/package.json "packageManager" so npm ci
+      # resolves the lock file with the same npm version it was generated with.
+      - name: Enable Corepack
+        run: corepack enable
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         working-directory: ./ui
         env:
diff --git a/ui/package-lock.json b/ui/package-lock.json
index 44516378f9..ffa73621c0 100644
--- a/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/package-lock.json
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@@ -893,6 +894,7 @@
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+      "peer": true,
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       "license": "MIT",
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+      "peer": true,
       "funding": {
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/colinhacks"
       }
diff --git a/ui/package.json b/ui/package.json
index 389745b425..91f2807b0a 100644
--- a/ui/package.json
+++ b/ui/package.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "name": "kagents-ui",
   "version": "0.1.0",
   "private": true,
+  "packageManager": "npm@11.6.2",
   "scripts": {
     "dev": "next dev -p 8001 -H 0.0.0.0",
     "build": "next build",