diff --git a/.github/workflows/acceptance.yml b/.github/workflows/acceptance.yml
index 35b9a772f..c985d05ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/acceptance.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/acceptance.yml
@@ -157,7 +157,10 @@ jobs:
           echo $(cd ci/bin; pwd) >> $GITHUB_PATH
           echo $(cd ci/vendor/bin; pwd) >> $GITHUB_PATH
           sudo locale-gen en_AU.UTF-8
-          echo "NVM_DIR=$HOME/.nvm" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          # Install nvm v0.39.7 as a temporary workaround for issue:
+          # https://github.com/moodlehq/moodle-plugin-ci/issues/309
+          curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
 
       - name: Install Behat Snapshots plugin
         run: moodle-plugin-ci add-plugin moodlemobile/moodle-local_behatsnapshots
diff --git a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
index df813191c..e5fe0cbd5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/coverage.yml
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ jobs:
           echo $(cd ci/bin; pwd) >> $GITHUB_PATH
           echo $(cd ci/vendor/bin; pwd) >> $GITHUB_PATH
           sudo locale-gen en_AU.UTF-8
-          echo "NVM_DIR=$HOME/.nvm" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+          # Install nvm v0.39.7 as a temporary workaround for issue:
+          # https://github.com/moodlehq/moodle-plugin-ci/issues/309
+          curl -o- https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nvm-sh/nvm/v0.39.7/install.sh | bash
 
       - name: Install Behat Snapshots plugin
         run: moodle-plugin-ci add-plugin moodlemobile/moodle-local_behatsnapshots