diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-merge-to-main.yml b/.github/workflows/on-merge-to-main.yml
index c73d76f38b..cf77c847db 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-merge-to-main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-merge-to-main.yml
@@ -26,13 +26,19 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: '14'
+    - name: Install npm@8.x
+      run: npm i -g npm@next-8
     - name: "Setup npm"
       run: |
         npm set "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}"
-    - name: Install packages
-      run: |
-        npm ci
-        npm run lerna-ci
+    - name: Install monorepo packages
+      # This installs all the dependencies of ./packages/*
+      run: npm ci
+    - name: Install example packages
+      # Since we are not managing the cdk examples with npm workspaces we install
+      # the dependencies in a separate step
+      working-directory: ./examples/cdk
+      run: npm ci 
     - name: Run lint
       run: npm run lerna-lint
     - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/on-release-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/on-release-prod.yml
index bfd723a160..8617482b5c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/on-release-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/on-release-prod.yml
@@ -23,13 +23,19 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: '14'
+    - name: Install npm@8.x
+      run: npm i -g npm@next-8
     - name: "Setup npm"
       run: |
         npm set "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}"
-    - name: Install packages
-      run: |
-        npm ci
-        npm run lerna-ci
+    - name: Install monorepo packages
+      # This installs all the dependencies of ./packages/*
+      run: npm ci
+    - name: Install example packages
+      # Since we are not managing the cdk examples with npm workspaces we install
+      # the dependencies in a separate step
+      working-directory: ./examples/cdk
+      run: npm ci 
     - name: Run lint
       run: npm run lerna-lint
     - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr_lint_and_test.yml b/.github/workflows/pr_lint_and_test.yml
index 3e842d2477..ec83c64f42 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr_lint_and_test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr_lint_and_test.yml
@@ -13,13 +13,19 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
           node-version: '14'
+      - name: Install npm@8.x
+        run: npm i -g npm@next-8
       - name: "Setup npm"
         run: |
           npm set "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}"
-      - name: Install packages
-        run: |
-          npm ci
-          npm run lerna-ci
+      - name: Install monorepo packages
+        # This installs all the dependencies of ./packages/*
+        run: npm ci
+      - name: Install example packages
+        # Since we are not managing the cdk examples with npm workspaces we install
+        # the dependencies in a separate step
+        working-directory: ./examples/cdk
+        run: npm ci 
       - name: Run lint
         run: npm run lerna-lint
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
index 37f353353c..5afc96b187 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/run-e2e-tests.yml
@@ -23,10 +23,16 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v2
       with:
         node-version: '14'
-    - name: Install packages
-      run: |
-        npm ci
-        npm run lerna-ci
+    - name: Install npm@8.x
+      run: npm i -g npm@next-8
+    - name: Install monorepo packages
+      # This installs all the dependencies of ./packages/*
+      run: npm ci
+    - name: Install example packages
+      # Since we are not managing the cdk examples with npm workspaces we install
+      # the dependencies in a separate step
+      working-directory: ./examples/cdk
+      run: npm ci
     - name: Configure AWS credentials
       uses: aws-actions/configure-aws-credentials@v1.6.1
       with:
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index ecb0326663..8c2ec1a78a 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -127,7 +127,9 @@ First [fork](https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/fork-a-repo) the
 ```console
 git clone https://github.com/{your-account}/aws-lambda-powertools-typescript.git
 cd aws-lambda-powertools-typescript
-npm ci; npm run lerna-ci
+npm ci;
+cd examples/cdk; npm ci
+cd ../..
 npm run init-environment
 ```
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6470b86942..cfe438dfbc 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@
     "test": "npm run lerna-test",
     "commit": "commit",
     "package": "npm run package",
-    "lerna-ci": "lerna exec -- npm ci",
     "lerna-test": "lerna exec -- npm run test",
     "lerna-test:e2e": "lerna exec -- npm run test:e2e",
     "lerna-package": "lerna exec -- npm run package",
@@ -67,4 +66,4 @@
   "dependencies": {
     "hosted-git-info": "^4.0.2"
   }
-}
+}
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