diff --git a/.cirrus.yml b/.cirrus.yml
index ae81bd0970c..7e52c4189b2 100644
--- a/.cirrus.yml
+++ b/.cirrus.yml
@@ -49,13 +49,14 @@ task:
     apt-get update
     apt-get install --yes nodejs
     node --version && npm --version
+    npm install --global yarn
   # Info about Cirrus CI caching see: https://cirrus-ci.org/guide/writing-tasks/#cache-instruction
   node_modules_cache:
     folder: /home/ranchertest/src/node_modules
-    fingerprint_script: cat package-lock.json
+    fingerprint_script: cat yarn.lock
     populate_script:
       # Passing DEBUG=pw:install in order to verify if all Playwright deps were installed properly
-      - ${SUDO_NON_ROOT_CMD} DEBUG=pw:install npm ci
+      - ${SUDO_NON_ROOT_CMD} DEBUG=pw:install yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       # `playwright install-deps` needs to be run as root, as it does apt-get things.
       - /usr/bin/env --chdir=/home/ranchertest/src ./node_modules/.bin/playwright install-deps
 
diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-cli-monitor.yaml b/.github/workflows/docker-cli-monitor.yaml
index cf2ed308233..746341edd88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-cli-monitor.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-cli-monitor.yaml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '16.x'
 
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - run: yarn dcmonitor
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/macM1-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/macM1-e2e.yaml
index a5447f7498f..2518350ec75 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/macM1-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/macM1-e2e.yaml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           go-version: '^1.18'
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
         #The next steps is a workaround for an unexpected failure in launching electron before running e2e tests
         #Such failure is addressed in issue #2915
       - name: add tools to PATH
diff --git a/.github/workflows/package.yaml b/.github/workflows/package.yaml
index b4188012d46..48004026214 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/package.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/package.yaml
@@ -52,14 +52,10 @@ jobs:
     - name: Flag build for M1
       if: matrix.arch == 'aarch64' && matrix.platform == 'mac'
       run: echo "M1=1" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
-    - name: Upgrade npm
-      # We do this to avoid https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/3079
-      run: |
-        npm install -g npm@9
-        npm --version
-    - run: npm ci
+      # Needs a network timeout for macos & windows. See https://github.com/yarnpkg/yarn/issues/8242 for more info
+    - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile --network-timeout 1000000
     - run: yarn build
-    - run: yarn package -- --${{ matrix.platform }} --publish=never
+    - run: yarn package --${{ matrix.platform }} --publish=never
     - name: Build bats.tar.gz
       if: matrix.platform == 'linux'
       run: make -C bats bats.tar.gz
@@ -163,7 +159,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: '16.x'
-    - run: npm ci
+    - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
     - uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
       if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       with:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rddepman.yaml b/.github/workflows/rddepman.yaml
index 3682d84b48b..4a280cabb3c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rddepman.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rddepman.yaml
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '16.x'
 
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - run: yarn rddepman
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 44a88f8f955..3f059337f74 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -11,13 +11,16 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
       with:
         persist-credentials: false
+    - uses: actions/setup-python@v4
+      with:
+        python-version: '3.x'
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: '16.x'
     - uses: actions/setup-go@v4
       with:
         go-version: '^1.18'
-    - run: npm ci
+    - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
     - run: yarn build
     - run: yarn lint:nofix
     - name: Install shfmt
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ucmonitor.yaml b/.github/workflows/ucmonitor.yaml
index 2cc2fd8b403..96e39e42c05 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ucmonitor.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ucmonitor.yaml
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '16.x'
 
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - run: yarn ucmonitor
         env:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/upgrade-generate.yaml b/.github/workflows/upgrade-generate.yaml
index aef93796f05..5a5ef7577bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/upgrade-generate.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/upgrade-generate.yaml
@@ -39,9 +39,9 @@ jobs:
     - name: Flag build for M1
       if: matrix.arch == 'aarch64' && matrix.platform == 'mac'
       run: echo "M1=1" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
-    - run: npm ci
+    - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
     - run: yarn build
-    - run: yarn package -- --${{ matrix.platform }} --publish=never
+    - run: yarn package --${{ matrix.platform }} --publish=never
     - name: Upload Windows exe installer
       if: runner.os == 'Windows'
       uses: actions/upload-artifact@v3
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: '16.x'
-    - run: npm ci
+    - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
     - name: Download installer (exe)
       id: exe
       uses: actions/download-artifact@v3
diff --git a/.github/workflows/windows-e2e.yaml b/.github/workflows/windows-e2e.yaml
index 9df9de5741d..a8b4ef53a8d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/windows-e2e.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/windows-e2e.yaml
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ jobs:
           # random.
           cache-dependency-path: src/go/rdctl/go.sum
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+        run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       - name: Run e2e Tests
         run: yarn test:e2e
         env: