diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index bba5381..9f69c56 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -21,8 +21,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: "22"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
-      - name: Ensure latest npm
-        run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
       - name: Set version from tag
         run: npm version "${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}" --no-git-tag-version --allow-same-version