diff --git a/scripts/update-all.sh b/scripts/update-all.sh
index f81d38043d30..67ee7aed45da 100755
--- a/scripts/update-all.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-all.sh
@@ -6,11 +6,18 @@ set -eux
 NEW_VERSION=$(npm show prisma@$1 version)
 echo "$NEW_VERSION" > .github/prisma-version.txt
 
+# Pin to v8 as latest (v9) needs Node.js v18.12 minimum
+# see https://r.pnpm.io/comp
+# corepack install --global pnpm@8
+# Legacy command
+corepack prepare pnpm@8.15.7 --activate
 corepack enable # auto install correct yarn versions automatically
 # Pin to v8 as latest (v9) needs Node.js v18.12 minimum
 # see https://r.pnpm.io/comp
 corepack install --global pnpm@8
 
+pnpm -v
+
 # first update all the versions in all the projects for perf gains
 pnpm -rc --parallel exec "$(pwd)/scripts/update-version.sh $NEW_VERSION"
 # then update all the lockfiles by running the package managers
diff --git a/scripts/update-locks.sh b/scripts/update-locks.sh
index 23c10d0b0eec..9d621ca0c198 100755
--- a/scripts/update-locks.sh
+++ b/scripts/update-locks.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,17 @@
 #! /bin/sh
 
+# Pin to v8 as latest (v9) needs Node.js v18.12 minimum
+# see https://r.pnpm.io/comp
+# corepack install --global pnpm@8
+# Legacy command
+corepack prepare pnpm@8.15.7 --activate
 corepack enable
 # Pin to v8 as latest (v9) needs Node.js v18.12 minimum
 # see https://r.pnpm.io/comp
 corepack install --global pnpm@8
 
+pnpm -v
+
 # Setting NODE_OPTIONS="" disables yarn-injected shenanigans so we can use package from the root
 PROJECT_PACKAGE_MANAGER=$(NODE_OPTIONS="" node -e "require('@antfu/ni').detect({ autoinstall: false }).then(console.log)")
 IS_GENERATED_CLIENT=$(node -e "const pkg = require('./package.json'); console.log(pkg.name === 'prisma-client')")