diff --git a/.monorepolint.config.mjs b/.monorepolint.config.mjs
index c3bf85e24..63dbad501 100644
--- a/.monorepolint.config.mjs
+++ b/.monorepolint.config.mjs
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ export default {
           "scripts",
           "husky",
           "lint-staged",
+          "packageManager",
           "devDependencies",
           "dependencies",
         ],
diff --git a/CONTRIBUTING.md b/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 05a7eed16..53e168cac 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Once you've cloned a Turf repository, and have a terminal open and currenty in t
   - enable pnpm as a package manager. Requires Node 16+.  Alternatively just `npm install -g pnpm`.
 - `pnpm install`
   - install dependencies and build modules
-- `npm test`
+- `pnpm test`
   - run all tests and linters
 
 You're now ready to contribute.
@@ -79,16 +79,16 @@ it will create a new folder inside `packages` with a simple boilerplate for your
   tests. We prefer dynamic testing built from GeoJSON files placed in
   `./test/in` that are subsequently written to `./test/out` if your `REGEN`
   [environment variable is set](https://askubuntu.com/a/58828) to `true`. If
-  `REGEN` is set to a different value, then running `npm t` will compare the
+  `REGEN` is set to a different value, then running `pnpm t` will compare the
   output of the tests to the files already present in `./test/out`.
 * `types.ts` - A file that tests the custom TypeScript types declared in
   `index.d.ts`.
 * `package.json` - The [node](http://nodejs.org) metadata container file.
   Modules imported in `index.js` should be listed here under `dependencies`,
   and modules used in `test.js` and/or `bench.js` should be listed under
-  `devDependencies`. `npm install` looks to this file to install dependencies
+  `devDependencies`. `pnpm install` looks to this file to install dependencies
   in `./node_modules`.
-* `README.md` - This README is generated _automatically_ by running `npm run
+* `README.md` - This README is generated _automatically_ by running `pnpm run
   docs` from the project root level. **DO NOT edit this file**.
 * `LICENCE` - Like the README, this file should not be edited.
 * `test/` - This directory holds the GeoJSON files that provide data for
@@ -244,7 +244,7 @@ Run the release commands, replace `7.0.0` with your version number
 
 - API docs for each turf package are extracted from JSDoc comments in the source code into the top-level README.md files.  README's are automatically updated on commit using via the pre-commit hook.
 
-Should you want to generate new README files manually, use `npm run docs`:
+Should you want to generate new README files manually, use `pnpm run docs`:
   - **inside a module:** will generate the docs for that module.
   - **main folder:** will generate docs for all modules.
 
@@ -254,7 +254,7 @@ Should you want to generate new README files manually, use `npm run docs`:
 
 ```bash
 $ cd ./turf/packages/turf-center
-$ npm run docs
+$ pnpm run docs
 
 > @turf/center@5.0.4 docs /Users/mac/Github/turf/packages/turf-center
 > node ../../scripts/generate-readmes
@@ -266,9 +266,9 @@ Building Docs: @turf/center
 
 ```bash
 $ cd ./turf
-$ npm run docs
-> @5.0.0 docs /Users/mac/Github/turf
-> node ./scripts/generate-readmes
+$ pnpm run docs
+> @ docs /Users/mac/Github/turf
+> tsx ./scripts/generate-readmes
 
 Building Docs: @turf/along
 Building Docs: @turf/area
@@ -286,8 +286,9 @@ Building Docs: @turf/boolean-clockwise
 The [turfjs.org](http://turfjs.org/) website is managed in a [separate repo](https://github.com/Turfjs/turf-www) with its own [contributing guide](https://github.com/Turfjs/turf-www/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md).
 
 ## Other Dependencies
-- Turf uses [pnpm](https://pnpm.io/) and [lerna](https://lernajs.io/) during the testing, packaging and publishing process.
-  - Lerna and pnpm will be automatically installed when you run `npm install` in the root directory.
+- Turf uses [pnpm 8](https://pnpm.io/8.x) and [lerna](https://lernajs.io/) during the testing, packaging and publishing process.
+  - Lerna will be automatically installed when you run `pnpm install` in the root directory.
+  - Pnpm will need to be installed on your computer, installers are available via the pnpm website. When using [corepack](https://nodejs.org/api/corepack.html), this is automatically installed when running `pnpm`.
 
 ## Financial contributions
 
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7074ca63d..87572435d 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@
     ],
     "**/*": "prettier --write --ignore-unknown"
   },
+  "packageManager": "pnpm@8.15.8+sha512.d1a029e1a447ad90bc96cd58b0fad486d2993d531856396f7babf2d83eb1823bb83c5a3d0fc18f675b2d10321d49eb161fece36fe8134aa5823ecd215feed392",
   "devDependencies": {
     "@monorepolint/cli": "0.5.0-alpha.132",
     "@monorepolint/config": "0.5.0-alpha.132",