diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 3745266..7b90a92 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -36,9 +36,13 @@ jobs:
     needs: update_changelog_and_sync_package_lock_version
     steps:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      with:
+        fetch-depth: 0
     - name: Remove branch 'latest' 
       continue-on-error: true
-      run: git push origin :latest
+      run: |
+        git branch -d latest || true
+        git push origin :latest
     - name: Create the new 'latest' branch
       run: |
         git branch latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/template_initialization.yaml b/.github/workflows/template_initialization.yaml
index 2f69c66..f3c66cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/template_initialization.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/template_initialization.yaml
@@ -47,13 +47,6 @@ jobs:
         USER_OR_ORG: ${{ github.repository_owner }}
         DESC: ${{ github.event.repository.description }}
         REPO_NAME_NO_DASHES: ${{ steps.id2.outputs.replace_result }}
-    - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-    - name: Update pre-configured dev dependencies
-      run: |
-        npm install --save-dev denoify
-        npm install --save-dev typescript
-        npm install --save-dev evt
-        rm package-lock.json
     - name: Remove this workflow, it only needs to be run once.
       run: rm .github/workflows/template_initialization.yaml
     - name: Commit files
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e41ab4c..c0d264f 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -37,9 +37,9 @@
     "devDependencies": {
         "typescript": "^3.9.0",
         "@types/node": "^10.0.0",
-        "denoify": "0.2.3",
-        "evt": "~1.6.8",
-        "simplifyify": "^8.0.1",
-        "terser": "^4.6.10"
+        "denoify": "0.2.5",
+        "evt": "1.6.8",
+        "simplifyify": "8.0.1",
+        "terser": "4.6.13"
     }
 }