diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index c42851218d1..d6baaa97036 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -42,11 +42,6 @@ jobs:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
     - name: Install Packages
       run: npm install
-      # TODO(btmills): Remove Node 16 --force branching after releasing v8.0.0 final.
-      if: ${{ !startswith(matrix.node, '16') && !startswith(matrix.node, '17') }}
-    - name: Install Packages
-      run: npm install --force
-      if: ${{ startswith(matrix.node, '16') || startswith(matrix.node, '17') }}
     - name: Test
       run: node Makefile mocha
     - name: Fuzz Test
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f214112c74c..095d7c52e63 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-comments": "^3.2.0",
     "eslint-plugin-eslint-plugin": "^4.0.1",
     "eslint-plugin-internal-rules": "file:tools/internal-rules",
-    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^36.0.6",
+    "eslint-plugin-jsdoc": "^37.0.0",
     "eslint-plugin-node": "^11.1.0",
     "eslint-release": "^3.1.2",
     "eslump": "^3.0.0",