diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 7054c4fd37..eab786bce6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -9,13 +9,16 @@ on:
 jobs:
   tests:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    strategy:
+      matrix:
+        node: [18, 20]
+    continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.node == 20 }}
+
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-    - name: Setup Nodejs Env
-      run: echo "NODE_VER=`cat .nvmrc`" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VER }}
+        node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
     - run: make validate.ci
     - name: Upload coverage
       uses: codecov/codecov-action@v4