The simplest workaround its rename .npmrc before executes npm install and after install deps restore the original file, like the following approach:

    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
        with:
          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
      # move .npmrc to not cause  "Maximum call stack size exceeded" error when npm install executes
      - run: |
          mv -f .npmrc ./bak.npmrc
          npm install; mv -f bak.npmrc .npmrc; ls -al
          npm run build --if-present
          npm run test