devops: unpin NPM on CI and use again version 8

Author: mxschmitt

.github/workflows/component_tests.yml

@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         # Component tests require Node.js 16+ (they require ESM via TS)
         node-version: 16
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
     - run: npx playwright install --with-deps

.github/workflows/infra.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: 14
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
     - run: npx playwright install-deps

.github/workflows/publish_canary.yml

@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: 14
         registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
     - run: npx playwright install-deps
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: 14
-    - run: npm i -g npm@7
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - name: Deploy Canary
       run: bash utils/build/deploy-trace-viewer.sh --canary
       if: contains(github.ref, 'main')

.github/workflows/publish_release_docker.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ jobs:
       uses: docker/setup-qemu-action@v1
       with:
         platforms: arm64
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
     - run: npx playwright install-deps

.github/workflows/publish_release_driver.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: 14
         registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
     - run: npx playwright install-deps

.github/workflows/publish_release_npm.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         node-version: 14
         registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
     - run: npx playwright install-deps

.github/workflows/publish_release_traceviewer.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: 14
-    - run: npm i -g npm@7
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - name: Deploy Stable
       run: bash utils/build/deploy-trace-viewer.sh --stable
       env:

.github/workflows/roll_browser_into_playwright.yml

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: 14
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build
     - name: Install dependencies

.github/workflows/tests_android.yml

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: 14
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
       env:
         DEBUG: pw:install

.github/workflows/tests_primary.yml

@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
       env:
         DEBUG: pw:install
@@ -75,7 +75,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: 14
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
       env:
         DEBUG: pw:install
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: ${{matrix.node-version}}
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
       env:
         DEBUG: pw:install
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         # ESM tests rely on the experimental loader in Node.js 16+
         node-version: 16
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
       env:
         DEBUG: pw:install
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ jobs:
       with:
         # Component tests require Node.js 16+ (they require ESM via TS)
         node-version: 16
-    - run: npm i -g npm@8.3
+    - run: npm i -g npm@8
     - run: npm ci
       env:
         DEBUG: pw:install