diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
index 7d951acad..902d522e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-any.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
     - uses: actions/checkout@v4
     - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
-        node-version: '20.18'
+        node-version: 'lts/*'
     - uses: denoland/setup-deno@v1
       with:
         # Deno v2 throws errors with specific types therefore we set it to the last version before v2
diff --git a/packages/util/src/format/getSeparator.spec.ts b/packages/util/src/format/getSeparator.spec.ts
index 60d498a87..73d139339 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/format/getSeparator.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/format/getSeparator.spec.ts
@@ -6,69 +6,48 @@
 import { getSeparator } from './getSeparator.js';
 
 describe('getSeparator', (): void => {
-  it('uses system locale', (): void => {
+  const normalizeSeparator = (separator: string) =>
+    separator === '\u202F' ? ' ' : separator;
+
+  const testLocales = [
+    { decimal: '.', locale: 'en', thousand: ',' },
+    { decimal: '.', locale: 'en-gb', thousand: ',' },
+    { decimal: ',', locale: 'sl', thousand: '.' },
+    { decimal: ',', locale: 'sl-si', thousand: '.' },
+    { decimal: ',', locale: 'it-it', thousand: '.' },
+    { decimal: '.', locale: 'ja-jp', thousand: ',' },
+    { decimal: '.', locale: 'hi-IN', thousand: ',' },
+    { decimal: '.', locale: undefined, thousand: ',' } // Fallback test
+  ];
+
+  testLocales.forEach(({ decimal, locale, thousand }) => {
+    it(`uses ${locale || 'system default'} locale`, (): void => {
+      expect(
+        getSeparator(locale)
+      ).toEqual({ decimal, thousand });
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('falls back for invalid locale', (): void => {
+    expect(
+      getSeparator('invalid-locale')
+    ).toEqual({ decimal: '.', thousand: ',' }); // Default fallback
+  });
+
+  it('matches system locale dynamically', (): void => {
     const n = 1000.1;
-    const locale = {
+    const expected = {
       decimal: n.toLocaleString().substring(5, 6),
       thousand: n.toLocaleString().substring(1, 2)
     };
 
-    expect(
-      getSeparator()
-    ).toEqual(locale);
+    expect(getSeparator()).toEqual(expected);
   });
 
-  it('uses en locale', (): void => {
-    expect(
-      getSeparator('en')
-    ).toEqual({
-      decimal: '.',
-      thousand: ','
-    });
-  });
+  it('handles locales with unique separators', (): void => {
+    const result = getSeparator('fr-FR');
 
-  it('uses en-gb locale', (): void => {
-    expect(
-      getSeparator('en-gb')
-    ).toEqual({
-      decimal: '.',
-      thousand: ','
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('uses sl locale', (): void => {
-    expect(
-      getSeparator('sl')
-    ).toEqual({
-      decimal: ',',
-      thousand: '.'
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('uses sl-si locale', (): void => {
-    expect(
-      getSeparator('sl-si')
-    ).toEqual({
-      decimal: ',',
-      thousand: '.'
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('uses it-it locale', (): void => {
-    expect(
-      getSeparator('it-it')
-    ).toEqual({
-      decimal: ',',
-      thousand: '.'
-    });
-  });
-
-  it('uses ja-jp locale', (): void => {
-    expect(
-      getSeparator('ja-jp')
-    ).toEqual({
-      decimal: '.',
-      thousand: ','
-    });
+    expect(normalizeSeparator(result.thousand)).toBe(' ');
+    expect(result.decimal).toBe(',');
   });
 });
diff --git a/packages/util/src/format/getSeparator.ts b/packages/util/src/format/getSeparator.ts
index aa482ebb9..7010ea8af 100644
--- a/packages/util/src/format/getSeparator.ts
+++ b/packages/util/src/format/getSeparator.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
 export function getSeparator (locale?: string):
 { thousand: string, decimal: string } {
   return {
-    decimal: (0.1).toLocaleString(locale).substring(1, 2),
-    thousand: (1000).toLocaleString(locale).substring(1, 2)
+    decimal: (0.1).toLocaleString(locale, { useGrouping: false }).charAt(1),
+    thousand: (1000).toLocaleString(locale, { useGrouping: true }).replace(/\d/g, '').charAt(0)
   };
 }