diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 7607ac7..e3bb5eb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: sudo npm install -g npm@11.5.1
+
       - name: Compile
         run: pnpm build
 
@@ -67,24 +70,10 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish to npm
         run: |
-          npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken ${NPM_TOKEN}
-          publish() {  # use latest npm to ensure OIDC support
-            npx -y npm@latest publish "$@"
-          }
-          if [[ ${GITHUB_REF} == *alpha* ]]; then
-            publish --access public --tag alpha
-          elif [[ ${GITHUB_REF} == *beta* ]]; then
-            publish --access public --tag beta
-          else
-            PKG_NAME=$(node -p "require('./package.json').name")
-            PKG_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
-            CURRENT_LATEST=$(npm view "${PKG_NAME}" dist-tags.latest 2>/dev/null || echo "0.0.0")
-            if npx -y semver "${PKG_VERSION}" -r "<${CURRENT_LATEST}" > /dev/null 2>&1; then
-              echo "Publishing ${PKG_VERSION} with --tag backport (current latest is ${CURRENT_LATEST})"
-              publish --access public --tag backport
-            else
-              publish --access public
-            fi
-          fi
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
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+         if [[ ${GITHUB_REF} == *alpha* ]]; then
+           npm publish --access public --tag alpha
+         elif [[ ${GITHUB_REF} == *beta* ]]; then
+           npm publish --access public --tag beta
+         else
+           npm publish --access public
+         fi