diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4e0e0a1c..5022e7bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -22,10 +22,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           fetch-depth: 0
           submodules: recursive
-      - name: Setup Node.js
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js (for npm OIDC publishing)
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+          node-version: '24'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
       - name: Install pnpm