diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
index cd57db8..4cec091 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
           cache: npm
-      - run: npm install -g npm
+      - run: npm install -g npm@9.x
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm publish --provenance --access public