diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm-on-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm-on-tag.yml
index 92229c2a..8f40c2f6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm-on-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-to-npm-on-tag.yml
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ permissions:
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    permissions:
-      contents: read
-      id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Check out repository
         uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
@@ -26,6 +23,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           cache: npm
           node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+
+      # Ensure npm 11.5.1 or later is installed
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci