diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
index 8df0a5a..974ead1 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/test.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ jobs:
           --health-timeout 5s
           --health-retries 10
     steps:
+      - name: Install Node.js runtime
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          export DEBIAN_FRONTEND=noninteractive
+          curl -fsSL https://deb.nodesource.com/setup_20.x | bash -
+          apt-get install -y nodejs
+
       - name: Checkout code
         uses: actions/checkout@v4