diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
index 9b7892d..a8aa0e5 100644
--- a/.github/CODEOWNERS
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 # Workflow/CI files specifically
-.github/ @ajag408 @Philippoes @petar-omni @jdomingos @raiseerco
+.github/ @ajag408 @Philippoes @jdomingos @raiseerco
 
 # Supply chain critical files -- lockfile, install config, package manifest
 .npmrc @ajag408 @Philippoes @jdomingos @raiseerco
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d7e8755..09d38c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -217,8 +217,13 @@ jobs:
         env:
           SOCKET_SECURITY_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.SOCKET_SECURITY_API_KEY }}
 
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      - name: Install dependencies (Unix — Socket Firewall)
+        if: matrix.platform != 'win32'
         run: sfw pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+        
+      - name: Install dependencies (Windows — sfw breaks pnpm install on win32)
+        if: matrix.platform == 'win32'
+        run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
       - name: Build TypeScript
         run: pnpm build