diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/release-integration.yml
index d986e4be..090ef8ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-integration.yml
@@ -58,17 +58,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXIT_CODE=0
 
-          function each_release {
-            if npm publish --provenance --tag="$1"; then
-              echo 0
-            else
-              echo 1
-            fi
-          }
-
           for release in $(echo $RELEASES | jq -r '.[] | @base64'); do
             PUBLISH_TAG=$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .publishTag)
-            STATUS=$(each_release "$PUBLISH_TAG")
+            npm publish --provenance --tag="$PUBLISH_TAG"
+            STATUS=$?
             if [[ "$STATUS" -eq 1 ]]; then
               EXIT_CODE=$STATUS
             fi
diff --git a/lib/content/_job-release-integration-yml.hbs b/lib/content/_job-release-integration-yml.hbs
index 4596acdc..daeba3c2 100644
--- a/lib/content/_job-release-integration-yml.hbs
+++ b/lib/content/_job-release-integration-yml.hbs
@@ -23,22 +23,15 @@ steps:
     run: |
       EXIT_CODE=0
 
-      function each_release {
-        if {{#if publish}}npm publish --provenance --tag="$1"{{else}}npm view "$@" --loglevel=error > /dev/null{{/if}}; then
-          echo 0
-        else
-          echo 1
-        fi
-      }
-
       for release in $(echo $RELEASES | jq -r '.[] | @base64'); do
         {{#if publish}}
         PUBLISH_TAG=$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .publishTag)
-        STATUS=$(each_release "$PUBLISH_TAG")
+        npm publish --provenance --tag="$PUBLISH_TAG"
         {{else}}
         SPEC="$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .pkgName)@$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .version)"
-        STATUS=$(each_release "$SPEC")
+        npm view "$SPEC" --json
         {{/if}}
+        STATUS=$?
         if [[ "$STATUS" -eq 1 ]]; then
           EXIT_CODE=$STATUS
         {{#unless publish}}
diff --git a/tap-snapshots/test/apply/source-snapshots.js.test.cjs b/tap-snapshots/test/apply/source-snapshots.js.test.cjs
index b3271948..76b45964 100644
--- a/tap-snapshots/test/apply/source-snapshots.js.test.cjs
+++ b/tap-snapshots/test/apply/source-snapshots.js.test.cjs
@@ -889,17 +889,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXIT_CODE=0
 
-          function each_release {
-            if npm view "$@" --loglevel=error > /dev/null; then
-              echo 0
-            else
-              echo 1
-            fi
-          }
-
           for release in $(echo $RELEASES | jq -r '.[] | @base64'); do
             SPEC="$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .pkgName)@$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .version)"
-            STATUS=$(each_release "$SPEC")
+            npm view "$SPEC" --json
+            STATUS=$?
             if [[ "$STATUS" -eq 1 ]]; then
               EXIT_CODE=$STATUS
               echo "$SPEC ERROR"
@@ -2526,17 +2519,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXIT_CODE=0
 
-          function each_release {
-            if npm view "$@" --loglevel=error > /dev/null; then
-              echo 0
-            else
-              echo 1
-            fi
-          }
-
           for release in $(echo $RELEASES | jq -r '.[] | @base64'); do
             SPEC="$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .pkgName)@$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .version)"
-            STATUS=$(each_release "$SPEC")
+            npm view "$SPEC" --json
+            STATUS=$?
             if [[ "$STATUS" -eq 1 ]]; then
               EXIT_CODE=$STATUS
               echo "$SPEC ERROR"
@@ -4035,17 +4021,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           EXIT_CODE=0
 
-          function each_release {
-            if npm view "$@" --loglevel=error > /dev/null; then
-              echo 0
-            else
-              echo 1
-            fi
-          }
-
           for release in $(echo $RELEASES | jq -r '.[] | @base64'); do
             SPEC="$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .pkgName)@$(echo "$release" | base64 --decode | jq -r .version)"
-            STATUS=$(each_release "$SPEC")
+            npm view "$SPEC" --json
+            STATUS=$?
             if [[ "$STATUS" -eq 1 ]]; then
               EXIT_CODE=$STATUS
               echo "$SPEC ERROR"