diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index 2279b20f..256a1772 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
         with:
-          version: 8.3.1
+          version: 8.11.0
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: 18
diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index f53600e9..0f6c1181 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v2
         with:
-          version: 8.3.1
+          version: 8.11.0
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 1826b12a..556df3fc 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -66,8 +66,7 @@ To get the project up and running for development, make sure you have installed:
 
 - [git](https://git-scm.com/)
 - [node](https://nodejs.org/en/) >= 18
-- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) (`curl -fsSL https://get.pnpm.io/install.sh | env PNPM_VERSION=8.3.1 sh -`)
-  tests failed to work correctly with newer pnpm versions, so we pin 8.3.1 for now. (see issue #833)
+- [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) (`curl -fsSL https://get.pnpm.io/install.sh | env PNPM_VERSION=8.11.0 sh -`)
 
 then, do the following: