diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
index 5cfbc29a..5f9892e4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
@@ -20,12 +20,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v5
         with:
-          node-version: '22'
+          node-version: '24'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
-      - name: Install latest npm (required for trusted publishing)
-        run: npm install -g npm@latest
-
       - name: Build WASM and TypeScript
         run: bash scripts/build-npm.sh