diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 1c1bf68..758589a 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
 .release-please-manifest.json @eslint/eslint-tsc
+.github/workflows/release-please.yml @eslint/eslint-tsc
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 165efb5..c60f656 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ on:
     push:
         branches:
             - main
+
 name: release-please
 jobs:
     release-please:
@@ -22,12 +23,15 @@ jobs:
                   registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
               if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
 
+              # npm 11.5.1 or later is required so update to latest to be sure
+            - name: Update npm
+              run: npm install -g npm@latest
+              if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+
             - name: Publish to npm
               run: |
                   npm install
                   npm publish --provenance
-              env:
-                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
               if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
 
             - name: Publish to JSR