diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-lint-test.yml b/.github/workflows/build-lint-test.yml
index 33b1c71..3cae922 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-lint-test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-lint-test.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-20.04
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
       - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       - run: yarn setup:postinstall
       - run: yarn build
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index 4842353..80eb1a3 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -15035,9 +15035,11 @@ function getUpdatedDependencyFields(manifest, updateSpecification) {
 function getUpdatedDependencyField(dependencyObject, packagesToUpdate, newVersion) {
     const newVersionRange = `^${newVersion}`;
     return Object.keys(dependencyObject).reduce((newDeps, packageName) => {
-        newDeps[packageName] = packagesToUpdate.has(packageName)
-            ? newVersionRange
-            : dependencyObject[packageName];
+        newDeps[packageName] =
+            packagesToUpdate.has(packageName) &&
+                !dependencyObject[packageName].startsWith('workspace:')
+                ? newVersionRange
+                : dependencyObject[packageName];
         return newDeps;
     }, {});
 }
diff --git a/src/package-operations.ts b/src/package-operations.ts
index 9f210a1..8bd608e 100644
--- a/src/package-operations.ts
+++ b/src/package-operations.ts
@@ -354,9 +354,11 @@ function getUpdatedDependencyField(
   const newVersionRange = `^${newVersion}`;
   return Object.keys(dependencyObject).reduce(
     (newDeps: Record<string, string>, packageName) => {
-      newDeps[packageName] = packagesToUpdate.has(packageName)
-        ? newVersionRange
-        : dependencyObject[packageName];
+      newDeps[packageName] =
+        packagesToUpdate.has(packageName) &&
+        !dependencyObject[packageName].startsWith('workspace:')
+          ? newVersionRange
+          : dependencyObject[packageName];
 
       return newDeps;
     },