diff --git a/.github/workflows/check-package-version.yml b/.github/workflows/check-package-version.yml
index 7fbe607..e771933 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/check-package-version.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/check-package-version.yml
@@ -11,10 +11,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v3
 
-      - name: Setup NodeJS
-        uses: "actions/setup-node@v3"
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
         with:
-          node-version: 18.15
+          bun-version: 1.0.1
 
       - name: Check if version has been updated
         id: check
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
         run: 'echo "Yayy!! Version change found in commit ${{ steps.check.outputs.commit }}! New version: ${{ steps.check.outputs.version }} (${{ steps.check.outputs.type }})"'
 
       - name: Dry run Arka build
-        run: cd backend && npm install && npm run build
+        run: cd backend && cp config.json.default config.json && bun install && bun run build
 
       - name: Log when unchanged
         if: steps.check.outputs.changed == 'false'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 88b87b2..dcfd65f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - name: Checkout frontend
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: 1.0.1
       - name: Get frontend package version
         id: get_frontend_version
-        run: echo frontend_version=$(node -p "require('./frontend/package.json').version") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo frontend_version=$(bun run -e "console.log(require('./frontend/package.json').version)") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
@@ -43,9 +47,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - name: Checkout admin_frontend
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: 1.0.1
       - name: Get admin_frontend package version
         id: get_admin_frontend_version
-        run: echo admin_frontend_version=$(node -p "require('./admin_frontend/package.json').version") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo admin_frontend_version=$(bun run -e "console.log(require('./admin_frontend/package.json').version)") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
@@ -71,9 +79,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/setup-buildx-action@v3
       - name: Checkout backend
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      - name: Setup Bun
+        uses: oven-sh/setup-bun@v2
+        with:
+          bun-version: 1.0.1
       - name: Get backend package version
         id: get_backend_version
-        run: echo backend_version=$(node -p "require('./backend/package.json').version") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+        run: echo backend_version=$(bun run -e "console.log(require('./backend/package.json').version)") >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
       - name: Login to Docker Hub
         uses: docker/login-action@v3
         with:
diff --git a/backend/bun.lockb b/backend/bun.lockb
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a98a031
Binary files /dev/null and b/backend/bun.lockb differ