diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index eb820ee..c6b9ea6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -35,9 +35,8 @@ jobs:
     needs: build
     environment: npm
     permissions:
+      id-token: write  # Required for OIDC
       contents: write
-    env:
-      NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
     outputs:
       pkgjson: ${{ steps.pkg.outputs.json }}
     steps:
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
+          node-version: '24'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
       - run: chmod -R +x ./prebuilds
       - run: npm publish