diff --git a/content/actions/learn-github-actions/creating-workflow-templates.md b/content/actions/learn-github-actions/creating-workflow-templates.md
index 8e7d8c874a..9a6b5155fb 100644
--- a/content/actions/learn-github-actions/creating-workflow-templates.md
+++ b/content/actions/learn-github-actions/creating-workflow-templates.md
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ This procedure demonstrates how to create a workflow template and metadata file.
    ```
    * `name` - **Required.** The name of the workflow template. This is displayed in the list of available templates.
    * `description` - **Required.** The description of the workflow template. This is displayed in the list of available templates.
-   * `iconName` - **Required.** Defines an icon for the workflow's entry in the template list. The `iconName` must be an SVG icon of the same name, and must be stored in the `workflow-templates` directory. For example, a SVG file named `example-icon.svg` is referenced as `example-icon`.
+   * `iconName` - **Optional.** Defines an icon for the workflow's entry in the template list. The `iconName` must be an SVG icon of the same name, and must be stored in the `workflow-templates` directory. For example, a SVG file named `example-icon.svg` is referenced as `example-icon`.
    * `categories` - **Optional.** Defines the language category of the workflow. When a user views the available templates, those templates that match the same language will feature more prominently. For information on the available language categories, see https://github.com/github/linguist/blob/master/lib/linguist/languages.yml.
    * `filePatterns` - **Optional.** Allows the template to be used if the user's repository has a file in its root directory that matches a defined regular expression.
 
diff --git a/content/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages.md b/content/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages.md
index e20bb852f5..d209f0bf65 100644
--- a/content/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages.md
+++ b/content/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages.md
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '12.x'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm ci
       - run: npm publish
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
           # Defaults to the user or organization that owns the workflow file
           scope: '@octocat'
-      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm ci
       - run: npm publish
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: {% raw %}${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}{% endraw %}
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '10.x'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-      - run: npm install
+      - run: npm ci
       # Publish to npm
       - run: npm publish --access public
         env:{% raw %}