diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yaml b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
index 18886f24..d2f5f377 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yaml
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install and test with Node
         run: |
           node -v && npm -v
+          node setup-npm.js
           npm install
           npm install --no-save jest jest-extended esbuild
           npm test -- --coverage
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 36d44089..88651bac 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ nue
 nue build --production
 
 # if using node
+node setup-npm.js #  prepare local dev env
 npm install
 cd packages/nuekit
 npm link
diff --git a/packages/nuekit/package.json b/packages/nuekit/package.json
index ebcf6b54..4c90d38a 100644
--- a/packages/nuekit/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuekit/package.json
@@ -26,9 +26,9 @@
     "import-meta-resolve": "^4.1.0",
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
     "lightningcss": "^1.27.0",
-    "nue-glow": "*",
-    "nuejs-core": "*",
-    "nuemark": "*"
+    "nue-glow": "workspace:*",
+    "nuejs-core": "workspace:*",
+    "nuemark": "workspace:*"
   },
   "jest": {
     "setupFilesAfterEnv": [
diff --git a/packages/nuemark/package.json b/packages/nuemark/package.json
index 419b1d72..0b7dc166 100644
--- a/packages/nuemark/package.json
+++ b/packages/nuemark/package.json
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "js-yaml": "^4.1.0",
-    "nue-glow": "*"
+    "nue-glow": "workspace:*"
   },
   "jest": {
     "setupFilesAfterEnv": [
diff --git a/setup-npm.js b/setup-npm.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..6d29c0ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/setup-npm.js
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+import { readdirSync, existsSync, readFileSync, writeFileSync } from 'node:fs'
+import { join } from 'node:path'
+
+for (const pkg of readdirSync('packages').map(d => join('packages', d, 'package.json'))) {
+    if (!existsSync(pkg)) continue
+    writeFileSync(pkg, readFileSync(pkg, 'utf8').replaceAll('workspace:*', '*'))
+}