diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index cc31d1a..0bd91be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -5,29 +5,52 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - "**"
+env:
+  # renovate: datasource=npm depName=npm
+  NPM_VERSION: "11"
+
 jobs:
   build:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
       contents: read
-      packages: write
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@3d3c42e5aac5ba805825da76410c181273ba90b1 # v7
       - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7
         with:
           node-version: "24.x"
-          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
           cache: npm
-      - run: npm install -g npm@11 --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org
+      - run: npm install -g npm@${{ env.NPM_VERSION }} --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org
       - run: npm ci
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
       - run: npm run format:check
       - uses: microbit-foundation/npm-package-versioner-action@v3
         with:
           working-directory: packages/microbit-connection
       - run: npm run ci
-      - run: npm publish -w @microbit/microbit-connection --allow-directory=all
-        if: github.event_name == 'release' && github.event.action == 'created'
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+      - run: npm pack -w @microbit/microbit-connection
+      - uses: actions/upload-artifact@043fb46d1a93c77aae656e7c1c64a875d1fc6a0a # v7.0.1
+        if: github.event_name == 'release'
+        with:
+          name: npm-tarball
+          path: "*.tgz"
+          if-no-files-found: error
+          retention-days: 1
+
+  publish:
+    needs: build
+    if: github.event_name == 'release'
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: npm-publish
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/download-artifact@3e5f45b2cfb9172054b4087a40e8e0b5a5461e7c # v8.0.1
+        with:
+          name: npm-tarball
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@820762786026740c76f36085b0efc47a31fe5020 # v7
+        with:
+          node-version: "24.x"
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+      - run: npm install -g npm@${{ env.NPM_VERSION }} --registry=https://registry.npmjs.org
+      - run: npm stage publish --allow-file=all ./*.tgz