diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 35372830b..a99e47b03 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 name: publish
 
-# Stages the version of a pushed version tag on npm through npm's trusted
-# publishing: npm trusts this workflow, so no tokens are needed. A maintainer
-# then approves the staged version with 2FA on npmjs.com or with
-# `npm stage approve`, which makes it installable. The dist-tag comes from
-# `publishConfig.tag` of the tagged commit: `latest` for releases, `next` for
-# prereleases.
+# Publishes the version of a pushed version tag to npm through npm's trusted
+# publishing: npm trusts this workflow, so no tokens are needed. The dist-tag
+# comes from `publishConfig.tag` of the tagged commit: `latest` for releases,
+# `next` for prereleases.
 on:
   push:
     tags: ['v*']
@@ -23,16 +21,13 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7
 
+      # Trusted publishing needs npm 11.5.1 or later, which comes with Node 24.
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v7
         with:
           node-version: 24.x
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
 
-      # Staged publishing needs npm 11.15.0 or later.
-      - run: npm install -g npm@^11.15.0
-
-      # `npm stage publish` isn't documented to read `publishConfig`, so pass its tag:
-      - run: npm stage publish --tag "$(node -p "require('./package.json').publishConfig.tag")"
+      - run: npm publish
 
   # Creates the GitHub release with the version's section of the changelog as
   # its notes. Only versions on the `latest` dist-tag become the latest release.