diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 4e28e4f3f5..c8e5934417 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,11 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## Unreleased
+
+### Fixes
+
+- Use node directly in the postinstall script, instead of using `npm run` ([#3030](https://github.com/getsentry/sentry-cli/pull/3030)). This change ensures the postinstall script remains compatible with package managers other than `npm`.
+
 ## 2.58.3
 
 ### Improvements
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 89c9bdd2d9..08e6f64334 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@
     "@sentry/cli-win32-arm64": "2.58.3"
   },
   "scripts": {
-    "postinstall": "npm run install-cli",
+    "postinstall": "node ./scripts/install.js",
     "build": "tsc",
     "install-cli": "node ./scripts/install.js",
     "prepack": "npm run build",