diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-vps.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-vps.yaml
index 0f37beb..255b3cd 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy-vps.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy-vps.yaml
@@ -40,10 +40,22 @@ jobs:
           HOST="${SSH_HOST:-188.116.23.7}"
           ssh-keyscan -H "$HOST" >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts 2>/dev/null || true
 
+      - name: Setup pnpm
+        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+        with:
+          version: 10.20.0
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          cache: "pnpm"
+
+      # Requires pnpm-lock.yaml in the repo (run `pnpm install` locally once and commit the lockfile).
       - name: Install dependencies and build
         run: |
-          npm install
-          npm run build
+          pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+          pnpm run build
 
       - name: Deploy dist to VPS dist
         run: |