diff --git a/.github/workflows/generate.yml b/.github/workflows/generate.yml
index fb549eb5..57f716d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/generate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/generate.yml
@@ -54,6 +54,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           persist-credentials: false
           repository: nodejs/node
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            doc/api
+            lib
           path: node
 
       - name: Setup Node.js