diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 2cf2bec..f03e3f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ jobs:
       contents: write
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
+      # Required for npm trusted publishing (OIDC) and provenance
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -23,13 +24,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 24
-          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
           cache: npm
+      # Trusted publishing (OIDC) requires npm >= 11.5.1
+      - run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run lint
       - run: npm test
       - run: npx semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: "true"