diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index b902d38..f5017e0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -8,15 +8,34 @@ on:
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      # PyPI Trusted Publishing (OIDC). No PYPI_TOKEN secret needed.
+      id-token: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-python@v5
         with:
           python-version: "3.12"
-      - run: pip install -e ".[dev]" build twine
+      - run: pip install -e ".[dev]" build
       - run: pytest
+      - name: Verify tag matches pyproject version
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+        run: |
+          TAG_VERSION="${GITHUB_REF_NAME#v}"
+          PKG_VERSION=$(python -c "import tomllib; print(tomllib.load(open('pyproject.toml','rb'))['project']['version'])")
+          if [ "$TAG_VERSION" != "$PKG_VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Tag version ($TAG_VERSION) does not match pyproject version ($PKG_VERSION)"
+            exit 1
+          fi
       - run: python -m build
-      - run: twine upload dist/*
-        env:
-          TWINE_USERNAME: __token__
-          TWINE_PASSWORD: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Publish to PyPI
+        # Authenticates via OIDC Trusted Publishing — configured as a pending
+        # publisher for project `sonilo` (repo sonilo-python, workflow publish.yml).
+        # Tag refs only: a workflow_dispatch on a branch runs tests/build but
+        # never publishes. To retry a failed publish, dispatch on the tag:
+        # gh workflow run publish.yml --ref vX.Y.Z
+        if: github.ref_type == 'tag'
+        uses: pypa/gh-action-pypi-publish@release/v1
+        with:
+          skip-existing: true