diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 5e9374e5a..81270501b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -134,6 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
           scope: "@probo"
 
+      - run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm --workspace @probo/n8n-nodes-probo run build
       - name: Set package version from git tag
@@ -162,9 +163,6 @@ jobs:
           done > ../checksums.txt
           echo "hashes=$(cat ../checksums.txt | base64 -w0)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - name: Verify npm authentication
-        run: npm whoami --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
-
       - run: npm --workspace @probo/n8n-nodes-probo publish --access public --dry-run
       - run: npm --workspace @probo/n8n-nodes-probo publish --access public