diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f934f2c..c23704a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -4,19 +4,25 @@ on:
   release:
     types: [published]
 
+permissions: {}
+
 jobs:
-  publish:
+  build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
 
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
         with:
-          node-version: '18'
+          node-version: '24'
           cache: 'npm'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
       - name: Validate version
         run: |
@@ -55,7 +61,45 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build widget
         run: npm run build:widget
 
-      - name: Publish to npm
-        run: npm publish
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+      - name: Pack npm artifact
+        run: |
+          mkdir -p "$RUNNER_TEMP/npm-package"
+          npm pack --ignore-scripts --pack-destination "$RUNNER_TEMP/npm-package"
+
+      - name: Upload npm artifact
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        with:
+          name: npm-package
+          path: ${{ runner.temp }}/npm-package/*.tgz
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  publish:
+    needs: build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 5
+    permissions:
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      # Keep package code and caches out of the job with publishing authority.
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+        with:
+          node-version: '24'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          package-manager-cache: false
+
+      - name: Download npm artifact
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
+        with:
+          name: npm-package
+          path: .release
+
+      - name: Publish npm artifact
+        run: |
+          tarballs=(.release/*.tgz)
+          if [[ ${#tarballs[@]} -ne 1 || ! -f "${tarballs[0]}" ]]; then
+            echo "::error::Expected exactly one npm package tarball."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          npm publish "${tarballs[0]}" --access public --ignore-scripts