diff --git a/bin/updatePlugins.sh b/bin/updatePlugins.sh
index 8d0f43fd5cc..a2b30ca3d34 100755
--- a/bin/updatePlugins.sh
+++ b/bin/updatePlugins.sh
@@ -2,10 +2,12 @@
 set -e
 mydir=$(cd "${0%/*}" && pwd -P) || exit 1
 cd "${mydir}"/..
-OUTDATED=$(npm outdated --depth=0 | awk '{print $1}' | grep '^ep_') || {
+outdated_raw=$(pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite outdated --depth=0 2>&1) || true
+OUTDATED=$(printf '%s\n' "$outdated_raw" | awk '{print $1}' | grep '^ep_' | grep -v '^ep_etherpad-lite$') || true
+if [ -z "$OUTDATED" ]; then
   echo "All plugins are up-to-date"
   exit 0
-}
+fi
 set -- ${OUTDATED}
 echo "Updating plugins: $*"
-exec pnpm install "$@"
+exec pnpm --filter ep_etherpad-lite update "$@"