diff --git a/action.yml b/action.yml
index b4303c0..7df33b5 100644
--- a/action.yml
+++ b/action.yml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ runs:
       if: env.IS_CONTAINER == 'false'
       uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: '22.14'
+        node-version: '22.22'
 
     - name: Install pnpm
       if: inputs.cache == 'true'
diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index aec4379..f2fd872 100644
--- a/dist/index.js
+++ b/dist/index.js
@@ -27720,7 +27720,15 @@ const run = (wsdir, skipDepsInstall, skipBitInstall, args) => __awaiter(void 0,
             core.warning(`WARNING - Bit version ${installedBitVersion} is already installed, however workspace requires the version ${bitEngineVersion}. Installing version ${bitEngineVersion}. This may increase the overall build time.`);
         }
         yield (0, exec_1.exec)("npm", ["i", "-g", "@teambit/bvm"]);
-        yield (0, exec_1.exec)("bvm", ["install", bitEngineVersion, "--use-system-node"]);
+        // Skip bvm's post-install update check (a network call that hangs on egress-restricted
+        // runners) and its shell-profile PATH edit (a no-op in CI, where profiles aren't sourced).
+        yield (0, exec_1.exec)("bvm", [
+            "install",
+            bitEngineVersion,
+            "--use-system-node",
+            "--skip-update-check",
+            "--skip-update-path",
+        ]);
     }
     // sets path for current step
     process.env.PATH = `${process.env.HOME}/bin:` + process.env.PATH;
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1673ac6..1a4265e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "github-action",
-  "version": "3.1.0",
+  "version": "3.1.1",
   "description": "",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "scripts": {
diff --git a/scripts/init.ts b/scripts/init.ts
index ee13947..de17a5e 100644
--- a/scripts/init.ts
+++ b/scripts/init.ts
@@ -74,7 +74,15 @@ const run = async (
       );
     }
     await exec("npm", ["i", "-g", "@teambit/bvm"]);
-    await exec("bvm", ["install", bitEngineVersion, "--use-system-node"]);
+    // Skip bvm's post-install update check (a network call that hangs on egress-restricted
+    // runners) and its shell-profile PATH edit (a no-op in CI, where profiles aren't sourced).
+    await exec("bvm", [
+      "install",
+      bitEngineVersion,
+      "--use-system-node",
+      "--skip-update-check",
+      "--skip-update-path",
+    ]);
   }
 
   // sets path for current step