diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 2e19d0b..0c66b29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,24 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: Swatinem/rust-cache@v2
 
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+
+      - name: Install pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
+        with:
+          # Pinned: pnpm 10+ rejects ignored build scripts (esbuild postinstall).
+          # Settings location for the allowlist has shifted between 10 and 11
+          # (package.json "pnpm" field deprecated, pnpm-workspace.yaml not
+          # honored in our layout). Stay on 9 until that stabilizes.
+          version: 9
+
+      - name: Install frontend deps
+        working-directory: elo-tauri
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+
       - name: Run tests
         run: cargo test --workspace
 
@@ -88,9 +106,13 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22
 
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v5
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
         with:
-          version: latest
+          # Pinned: pnpm 10+ rejects ignored build scripts (esbuild postinstall).
+          # Settings location for the allowlist has shifted between 10 and 11
+          # (package.json "pnpm" field deprecated, pnpm-workspace.yaml not
+          # honored in our layout). Stay on 9 until that stabilizes.
+          version: 9
 
       - name: Install Tauri CLI
         run: cargo install tauri-cli --version "^2"
@@ -135,9 +157,13 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22
 
       - name: Install pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v5
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v6
         with:
-          version: latest
+          # Pinned: pnpm 10+ rejects ignored build scripts (esbuild postinstall).
+          # Settings location for the allowlist has shifted between 10 and 11
+          # (package.json "pnpm" field deprecated, pnpm-workspace.yaml not
+          # honored in our layout). Stay on 9 until that stabilizes.
+          version: 9
 
       - name: Install Tauri CLI
         run: cargo install tauri-cli --version "^2"
@@ -181,7 +207,7 @@ jobs:
           ls -la release-assets/
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
-        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v3
         with:
           generate_release_notes: true
           files: release-assets/*
diff --git a/elo-tauri/package.json b/elo-tauri/package.json
index 8bada9b..59efb88 100644
--- a/elo-tauri/package.json
+++ b/elo-tauri/package.json
@@ -20,8 +20,5 @@
     "@tauri-apps/cli": "^2",
     "vite": "^6.0.3",
     "typescript": "~5.6.2"
-  },
-  "pnpm": {
-    "onlyBuiltDependencies": ["esbuild"]
   }
 }