diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm_release.yaml b/.github/workflows/npm_release.yaml
index e72093c..ec1dfc5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm_release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm_release.yaml
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '22.x'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+      # Trusted publishing requires npm >= 11.5.1
+      - run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}