diff --git a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
index 55a7b70..2f5c799 100644
--- a/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
+++ b/.forgejo/workflows/deploy.yaml
@@ -23,7 +23,12 @@ jobs:
           pacman-key --init
           pacman-key --populate archlinux
           pacman -Sy --noconfirm --needed archlinux-keyring
+          # nodejs is required for the JS-based actions (checkout, cache) to
+          # run inside this archlinux container — the runner execs them with
+          # node. This shell step needs no node, so installing it here (before
+          # Checkout) is enough.
           pacman -Syu --noconfirm --needed \
+            nodejs \
             clang lld libc++ \
             wasi-libc wasi-libc++ wasi-libc++abi wasi-compiler-rt \
             git curl tar rsync