diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4926411..eb3c0b0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -25,15 +25,22 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 24
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
 
+      # Trusted Publishing (OIDC) requires npm >= 11.5.1.
+      - name: Upgrade npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
       - name: Build
         run: npm run build
 
+      # Publishes via npm Trusted Publishing (OIDC) — no NPM_TOKEN required.
+      # Requires a Trusted Publisher configured on npmjs.com for this
+      # repo + workflow, plus the id-token: write permission above.
       - name: Create Release Pull Request or Publish
         id: changesets
         uses: changesets/action@v1
@@ -44,5 +51,3 @@ jobs:
           commit: "chore: release"
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}