diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a06ebc9c..7af0ec06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -39,6 +39,11 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install
         uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
+      
+      - name: Ensure NPM Version for OIDC
+        # NPM OIDC Trusted Publishing requires npm >=11.5.1.
+        # See https://github.com/nodejs/nodejs.org/pull/8091
+        run: npm install -g npm@11
 
       - name: Setup
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
diff --git a/packages/core/README.md b/packages/core/README.md
index bbf5b808..ad327e0c 100644
--- a/packages/core/README.md
+++ b/packages/core/README.md
@@ -31,4 +31,4 @@ const AddFile = capability({
 });
 ```
 
-For more details, see the [`ucanto` documentation](https://github.com/storacha/ucanto).
+For more details, see the [`ucanto` documentation](https://github.com/storacha/ucanto).
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