diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 90505bc895..7c40374501 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -171,6 +171,13 @@ jobs:
       matrix:
         os: [windows-latest, ubuntu-latest]
         node: [20, 18, 16, 14]
+        exclude:
+          - os: windows-latest
+            node: 20
+          - os: windows-latest
+            node: 18
+          - os: windows-latest
+            node: 16
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     name: CLI ${{ matrix.os }} nodejs ${{ matrix.node }}
     steps: