diff --git a/.cspell.yml b/.cspell.yml
index 714de68d..f4b5666a 100644
--- a/.cspell.yml
+++ b/.cspell.yml
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ ignorePaths:
 #     ignoreRegExpList:
 #       - CodeBlock
 words:
+  - nvmrc
   - backstore
   - CNCF
   - Docsy
diff --git a/.github/workflows/format-check.yml b/.github/workflows/format-check.yml
index ec4f130a..8fc956a7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/format-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/format-check.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: package.json
+      - run: npm install
       - run: npm run check:format
 
   markdown-linter:
@@ -26,4 +27,5 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: package.json
+      - run: npm install
       - run: npm run check:markdown
diff --git a/.github/workflows/link-check.yml b/.github/workflows/link-check.yml
index 5d4cb70a..ae5958ee 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/link-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/link-check.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: package.json
-      - name: Check file format
-        run: npm run check:links
+      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm run check:links
diff --git a/.github/workflows/spell-check.yml b/.github/workflows/spell-check.yml
index dc1bfb9f..e676bf03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/spell-check.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/spell-check.yml
@@ -14,5 +14,5 @@ jobs:
           node-version-file: .nvmrc
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: package.json
-      - name: Check file format
-        run: npm run check:spelling
+      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm run check:spelling