diff --git a/ct/paperclip.sh b/ct/paperclip.sh
index 47bec8d18..ff3e4ad60 100644
--- a/ct/paperclip.sh
+++ b/ct/paperclip.sh
@@ -50,7 +50,10 @@ function update_script() {
     cd /opt/paperclip-ai
     export HUSKY=0
     export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=8192"
-    $STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+    $STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile || {
+      msg_warn "The lockfile of this release is out of date, resolving dependencies without it"
+      $STD pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
+    }
     $STD pnpm build
     unset NODE_OPTIONS
     msg_ok "Rebuilt Paperclip"
diff --git a/install/paperclip-install.sh b/install/paperclip-install.sh
index e763eeedd..351fa46c0 100644
--- a/install/paperclip-install.sh
+++ b/install/paperclip-install.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,11 @@ msg_info "Building Paperclip"
 cd /opt/paperclip-ai
 export HUSKY=0
 export NODE_OPTIONS="--max-old-space-size=8192"
-$STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+# Upstream tags ship with a stale pnpm-lock.yaml now and then (paperclipai/paperclip#13923).
+$STD pnpm install --frozen-lockfile || {
+  msg_warn "The lockfile of this release is out of date, resolving dependencies without it"
+  $STD pnpm install --no-frozen-lockfile
+}
 $STD pnpm build
 unset NODE_OPTIONS
 msg_ok "Built Paperclip"