diff --git a/RELEASING.md b/RELEASING.md
index 5bb579c..56c7ee4 100644
--- a/RELEASING.md
+++ b/RELEASING.md
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 
 - Publishing is handled by GitHub Actions via `.github/workflows/publish.yml`.
 - npm publishing uses trusted publishing with GitHub OIDC; no long-lived npm token or PAT is required.
+- Do not define package publish scripts in `package.json`; publish to npm only through the GitHub Actions workflow.
 - The publish job runs in the `npm-release` GitHub environment.
 - `package.json` must include a `repository.url` that exactly matches `https://github.com/ScopeLift/stealth-address-sdk`.
 - The npm package's trusted publisher settings must exactly match `ScopeLift/stealth-address-sdk`, workflow `publish.yml`, and environment `npm-release`.
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a83e65a..206a0ac 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
     "build": "bun run check && bun tsc",
     "watch": "bun test --watch src",
     "check": "biome check .",
-    "fix": "biome check --apply .",
-    "publish": "bun run build && npm publish --access public"
+    "fix": "biome check --apply ."
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@biomejs/biome": "1.6.4",