diff --git a/.github/workflows/stacks-core-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/stacks-core-tests.yml
index eda89fece..3195f279f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/stacks-core-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/stacks-core-tests.yml
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18.x
           cache: "npm"
           cache-dependency-path: "./contrib/core-contract-tests/package-lock.json"
-      - run: npm ci -f # need to force the update as long as we are using a beta version of the clarinet-sdk
+      - run: npm ci
       - run: npm test
       ## Upload code coverage file
       - name: Code Coverage