diff --git a/.github/workflows/lint.yml b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
index b493eb4063..2f03bbd051 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/lint.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/lint.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
           args: "./**/*.md -i ./CHANGELOG.md"
           
       - name: Use ${{ matrix.package-group }}
-        run: npm run use:${{ matrix.package-group }}
+        run: cp lerna-${{ matrix.package-group }}.json lerna.json        
 
       - name: restore lerna
         id: cache
diff --git a/.github/workflows/peer-api.yaml b/.github/workflows/peer-api.yaml
index a674063e7f..6079f21026 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/peer-api.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/peer-api.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         run: npm install -g lerna
 
       - name: Use ${{ package-group }}
-        run: npm run use:${{ matrix.package-group }}
+        run: cp lerna-${{ matrix.package-group }}.json lerna.json  
 
       - name: Check API dependency semantics
         run: lerna exec --ignore propagation-validation-server "node ../../scripts/peer-api-check.js"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
index 423e5f495f..f5b35a208a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/unit-test.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node_version }}
       
       - name: Use lerna-stable.json
-        run: npm run use:stable
+        run: cp lerna-stable.json lerna.json
 
       - name: restore lerna
         id: cache
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo chmod -R 777 /github /__w
 
       - name: Use lerna-stable.json
-        run: npm run use:stable
+        run: cp lerna-stable.json lerna.json
 
       - name: restore lerna
         uses: actions/cache@v2
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node_version }}
       
       - name: Use lerna-experimental.json
-        run: npm run use:experimental
+        run: cp lerna-experimental.json lerna.json
 
       - name: restore lerna
         id: cache
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ jobs:
         run: sudo chmod -R 777 /github /__w
 
       - name: Use lerna-experimental.json
-        run: npm run use:experimental
+        run: cp lerna-experimental.json lerna.json
 
       - name: restore lerna
         uses: actions/cache@v2