diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm.yml b/.github/workflows/npm.yml
index 0f7e68a0..2c598d04 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: '24.x'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'          
           package-manager-cache: false  # never use caching in release builds
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm install
       - run: npm run build --if-present
       - run: npm test
       - run: npm publish  # Or: npm stage publish
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