diff --git a/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml
index 5ef475ee9..bb00bfb85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prod-release.yml
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@ on:
 
 env:
   NODE_OPTIONS: "--max-old-space-size=4096"
-  NPM_CONFIG_UNSAFE_PERM: true
 
 jobs:
   pre-release-ci:
@@ -106,10 +105,9 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 'lts/*'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
-      # Ensure npm 11.5.1 or later is installed
       - name: Update npm
         run: npm install -g npm@latest
-      - run: npm ci --unsafe-perm
+      - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build --if-present
       - run: npx lerna publish from-package --yes --dist-tag "$DIST_TAG"
         env: