diff --git a/includes/nodejs/registry.yml b/includes/nodejs/registry.yml
index a59c42786abf81394184fb86dcbfd20aec555135..392c8fe653fb196788822f46fe0eecc39a01d6ee 100644
--- a/includes/nodejs/registry.yml
+++ b/includes/nodejs/registry.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,10 @@ variables:
     description: The scope of the npm registry
 
 npm:publish:
+  image: node:20.18-slim
+  stage: deploy
   rules:
     - if: $IS_NPM_LIBRARY && $CI_COMMIT_TAG
-  stage: deploy
   script:
     - echo "@${NPM_REGISTRY_SCOPE}:registry=https://${CI_SERVER_HOST}/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/npm/" > .npmrc
     - echo "//${CI_SERVER_HOST}/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/npm/:_authToken=${CI_JOB_TOKEN}" >> .npmrc