diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index cab30d2a..a9b0c9dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -39,7 +39,6 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+      - run: npm i npm@latest -g
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}