diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a15e9eeb..370178fe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
+          node-version: "latest"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org/"
 
       - name: Install
@@ -33,9 +34,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Test
         run: yarn test
 
-      - name: Update npm
-        run: npm install -g npm
-
       - name: Publish latest
         if: "!contains(github.ref, '-')"
         run: npm publish --tag latest --provenance