diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci_validation.yml b/.github/workflows/ci_validation.yml
index 9e2b73f14..aab0b0694 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci_validation.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci_validation.yml
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ jobs:
 
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: [12.x, 14.x, 16.x]
+        node-version: [18.x]
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v3
     - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
@@ -22,3 +22,4 @@ jobs:
     - run: npm ci
     - run: npm run build --if-present
     - run: npm test
+    - run: npm run karma