diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 645a562..2c8111f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -65,6 +65,15 @@ jobs:
           # Semantic release requires this as bare minimum
           node-version: 20
 
+      # Why this? https://github.com/npm/cli/issues/7279
+      # Why this way? https://github.com/actions/setup-node/issues/213
+      - name: Install latest npm
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          npm install -g npm@latest &&
+          npm --version &&
+          npm list -g --depth 0
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install