diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 369fced..eb1add6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -28,15 +28,12 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
           cache: 'npm'
+      - run: npm i -g npm@latest
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm version ${TAG_NAME} --git-tag-version=false
         env:
           TAG_NAME: ${{ github.ref_name }}
       - run: npm publish --provenance --access public --tag next
         if: "github.event.release.prerelease"
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.npm_secret }}
       - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
         if: "!github.event.release.prerelease"
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.npm_secret }}