diff --git a/.github/workflows/shell-tool-mcp.yml b/.github/workflows/shell-tool-mcp.yml
index d6c85d9ddce..6285754fb0d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/shell-tool-mcp.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/shell-tool-mcp.yml
@@ -436,14 +436,6 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
       contents: read
     steps:
-      - name: Checkout repository
-        uses: actions/checkout@v6
-
-      - name: Setup pnpm
-        uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
-        with:
-          run_install: false
-
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
@@ -451,6 +443,10 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
           scope: "@openai"
 
+      # Trusted publishing requires npm CLI version 11.5.1 or later.
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+
       - name: Download npm tarball
         uses: actions/download-artifact@v7
         with: