diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-node/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-node/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..9d6a6c58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-node/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+# SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+# Copyright 2020 - 2024 Pionix GmbH and Contributors to EVerest
+
+name: Setup Node and pnpm
+description: "Setups node + pnpm"
+
+inputs:
+  pnpm-version:
+    description: "pnpm version to install"
+    default: "8"
+
+outputs:
+  pnpm-version:
+    description: "The pnpm version that was installed"
+    value: ${{ inputs.pnpm-version }}
+
+runs:
+  using: "composite"
+  steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+    - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
+      with:
+        version: ${{ inputs.pnpm-version }}
+
+    - name: Read .nvmrc
+      id: nvmrc
+      shell: bash
+      run: echo version=$(cat .nvmrc) >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+    - name: Setup Node.js ${{ steps.nvmrc.outputs.version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ steps.nvmrc.outputs.version }}
+        cache: 'pnpm'
+        cache-dependency-path: |
+          pnpm-lock.yaml
+
+    - name: install dependencies
+      shell: bash
+      run: pnpm install
diff --git a/.github/workflows/checks.yml b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
index 08484e63..7602e220 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/checks.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/checks.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
   check_license_headers:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - name: Check License Header
         uses: apache/skywalking-eyes/header@main
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 3063ab6d..17fecc68 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -20,29 +20,10 @@ jobs:
     env:
       SUBDIR: ${{ github.event_name == 'pull_request' && format('pr-{0}', github.event.pull_request.number) || 'main' }}
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Use Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - name: Setup node
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
         with:
-          node-version: '18.x'
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        name: Install pnpm
-        with:
-          version: 8
-          run_install: false
-      - name: Get pnpm store directory
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          echo "STORE_PATH=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        name: Setup pnpm cache
-        with:
-          path: ${{ env.STORE_PATH }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-${{ hashFiles('**/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install
+          pnpm-version: 9
       - name: Build
         run: pnpm build:pages
       - uses: ahmadnassri/action-workflow-queue@v1 # we have to ensure that no other deployment is running
diff --git a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
index f86412ce..f10fa8f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/e2e-tests.yml
@@ -18,12 +18,10 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         browser: ['electron', 'firefox']
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v3
-        name: Install pnpm
+      - name: Setup node
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
         with:
-          version: 8
-          run_install: false
+          pnpm-version: 9
       - name: Run Cypress Tests
         uses: cypress-io/github-action@v6
         with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yml b/.github/workflows/package.yml
index f92b2cbf..9559d969 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yml
@@ -19,29 +19,10 @@ jobs:
   package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Use Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - name: Setup node
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
         with:
-          node-version: '18.x'
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        name: Install pnpm
-        with:
-          version: 8
-          run_install: false
-      - name: Get pnpm store directory
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          echo "STORE_PATH=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        name: Setup pnpm cache
-        with:
-          path: ${{ env.STORE_PATH }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-${{ hashFiles('**/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install
+          pnpm-version: 9
       - name: Build
         run: pnpm build
       - name: Tar
diff --git a/.github/workflows/shrinkwrap.yml b/.github/workflows/shrinkwrap.yml
index 90e9d075..ac125a1e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shrinkwrap.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shrinkwrap.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,15 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - name: Read .nvmrc
+        id: nvmrc
+        shell: bash
+        run: echo version=$(cat .nvmrc) >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js ${{ steps.nvmrc.outputs.version }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: '20'
+          node-version: ${{ steps.nvmrc.outputs.version }}
 
       - name: Generate npm-shrinkwrap.json
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
index ad04a076..3c5134ab 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-tests.yml
@@ -19,29 +19,10 @@ jobs:
   package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
-      - name: Use Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+      - name: Setup node
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup-node
         with:
-          node-version: '18.x'
-      - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
-        name: Install pnpm
-        with:
-          version: 8
-          run_install: false
-      - name: Get pnpm store directory
-        shell: bash
-        run: |
-          echo "STORE_PATH=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-      - uses: actions/cache@v3
-        name: Setup pnpm cache
-        with:
-          path: ${{ env.STORE_PATH }}
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-${{ hashFiles('**/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-          restore-keys: |
-            ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-store-
-      - name: Install dependencies
-        run: pnpm install
+          pnpm-version: 9
       - name: Run Vitest
         run: pnpm test:coverage
       - name: 'Report Coverage'