diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 6d9defb2..a74c48ff 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -69,11 +69,10 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           ref: ${{ needs.identity.outputs.commit }}
-      - name: Setup Node and npm registry
+      - name: Setup Node
         uses: actions/setup-node@249970729cb0ef3589644e2896645e5dc5ba9c38 # v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ env.NODE_VERSION }}
-          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
       - name: Install pinned npm
         run: npm install --global "npm@$NPM_VERSION"
       - name: Setup Bun
diff --git a/scripts/workflow-contract.test.ts b/scripts/workflow-contract.test.ts
index 6fa6b089..ddf15f61 100644
--- a/scripts/workflow-contract.test.ts
+++ b/scripts/workflow-contract.test.ts
@@ -160,6 +160,7 @@ describe("CI and release workflow contracts", () => {
     expect(setupStep(publish, "actions/setup-node")?.with?.["node-version"]).toBe(
       WORKFLOW_NODE_VERSION,
     );
+    expect(setupStep(publish, "actions/setup-node")?.with?.["registry-url"]).toBeUndefined();
     expect(setupStep(publish, "oven-sh/setup-bun")?.with?.["bun-version"]).toBe(
       WORKFLOW_BUN_VERSION,
     );