diff --git a/.github/workflows/ext.yml b/.github/workflows/ext.yml
index 44082f833f..db7cf5dfb7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ext.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ext.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: yarn
 
       - name: Install
-        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --ignore-optional
 
       - name: Bootstrap
         run: yarn bootstrap --no-ci
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
index 47aea81f93..8c3c8d6092 100644
--- a/lerna.json
+++ b/lerna.json
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
   "packages": ["packages/*", "packages/browser-destinations/destinations/*"],
   "npmClient": "yarn",
   "version": "independent",
+  "useWorkspaces": true,
   "command": {
     "bootstrap": {
       "npmClientArgs": ["--ignore-engines", "--ignore-optional"]
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2f96e64800..919d3caead 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@
     "karma-jasmine": "^5.1.0",
     "karma-webkit-launcher": "^2.0.0",
     "karma-webpack": "^5.0.0",
-    "lerna": "^7.2.0",
+    "lerna": "^6.5.0",
     "lint-staged": "^10.5.3",
     "open": "^8.4.0",
     "os-browserify": "^0.3.0",