diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 458756a..a249b72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -18,11 +18,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
+          node-version: lts/*
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
-      - name: Install latest npm
-        run: npm install -g npm@latest
-
       - name: npm install
         run: npm ci
         env: