diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 570ddb9..25ef9c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -23,8 +23,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 24
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-          cache: npm
-      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm test
       - name: Verify package.json version matches the tag