diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/gulpfile.ts b/packages/grpc-native-core/gulpfile.ts
index cfb601d0..6950f06d 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/gulpfile.ts
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/gulpfile.ts
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ const installWindows = () => {
   return execa('npm', ['install', '--build-from-source'],
                {cwd: nativeCoreDir, stdio: 'inherit'}).catch(() => 
 del(path.resolve(process.env.USERPROFILE, '.node-gyp', process.versions.node, 'include/node/openssl'), { force: true }).then(() =>
+del(path.resolve(process.env.USERPROFILE, 'AppData/Local/node-gyp/cache', process.versions.node, 'include/node/openssl'), { force: true })).then(() =>
 execa('npm', ['install', '--build-from-source'],
                {cwd: nativeCoreDir, stdio: 'inherit'})
                ));
diff --git a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat
index 7f862edc..3dcb6c20 100644
--- a/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat
+++ b/packages/grpc-native-core/tools/run_tests/artifacts/build_artifact_node.bat
@@ -33,6 +33,8 @@ for %%a in (%arch_list%) do (
   @rem Try again after removing openssl headers
     rmdir "%USERPROFILE%\.node-gyp\%%v\include\node\openssl" /S /Q
     rmdir "%USERPROFILE%\.node-gyp\iojs-%%v\include\node\openssl" /S /Q
+    rmdir "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\node-gyp\cache\%%v\include\node\openssl" /S /Q
+    rmdir "%USERPROFILE%\AppData\Local\node-gyp\cache\iojs-%%v\include\node\openssl" /S /Q
     call .\node_modules\.bin\node-pre-gyp.cmd build package --target=%%v --target_arch=%%a || goto :error
 
     xcopy /Y /I /S build\stage\* %ARTIFACTS_OUT%\ || goto :error
diff --git a/tools/release/kokoro-electron.bat b/tools/release/kokoro-electron.bat
index 52e2fb1f..4bc1d0a2 100644
--- a/tools/release/kokoro-electron.bat
+++ b/tools/release/kokoro-electron.bat
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ call nvm use 10
 
 call npm install -g npm
 @rem https://github.com/mapbox/node-pre-gyp/issues/362
-call npm install -g node-gyp
+call npm install -g node-gyp@3
 
 cd /d %~dp0
 cd ..\..
diff --git a/tools/release/kokoro-electron.sh b/tools/release/kokoro-electron.sh
index cfb9d153..1305c1ae 100755
--- a/tools/release/kokoro-electron.sh
+++ b/tools/release/kokoro-electron.sh
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ nvm install 10
 nvm use 10
 npm install -g npm
 # https://github.com/mapbox/node-pre-gyp/issues/362
-npm install -g node-gyp
+npm install -g node-gyp@3
 
 set -ex
 cd $(dirname $0)/../..
diff --git a/tools/release/kokoro-nodejs.bat b/tools/release/kokoro-nodejs.bat
index d73a592a..0655d2df 100644
--- a/tools/release/kokoro-nodejs.bat
+++ b/tools/release/kokoro-nodejs.bat
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ call nvm use 10
 
 call npm install -g npm
 @rem https://github.com/mapbox/node-pre-gyp/issues/362
-call npm install -g node-gyp
+call npm install -g node-gyp@3
 
 cd /d %~dp0
 cd ..\..