diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-registries.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-registries.yml
index 2c716df..3e8c97d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-registries.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-registries.yml
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ on:
 
 permissions:
   contents: read
+  id-token: write
 
 concurrency:
   group: publish-registries-${{ inputs.release_tag }}
@@ -21,7 +22,7 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     env:
       CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
-      NUGET_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}
+      NUGET_USER: ${{ vars.NUGET_USER }}
       RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.release_tag }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v7.0.0
@@ -42,8 +43,8 @@ jobs:
           if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($env:CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN)) {
             throw "The CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN repository secret is not configured"
           }
-          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($env:NUGET_API_KEY)) {
-            throw "The NUGET_API_KEY repository secret is not configured"
+          if ([string]::IsNullOrWhiteSpace($env:NUGET_USER)) {
+            throw "The NUGET_USER repository variable is not configured"
           }
 
       - name: Verify GitHub release and checksums
@@ -159,8 +160,16 @@ jobs:
             }
           }
 
+      - name: Request temporary NuGet API key
+        id: nuget-login
+        uses: NuGet/login@v1.2.0
+        with:
+          user: ${{ vars.NUGET_USER }}
+
       - name: Publish CatHub.Protocol
         shell: pwsh
+        env:
+          NUGET_API_KEY: ${{ steps.nuget-login.outputs.NUGET_API_KEY }}
         run: |
           dotnet nuget push "release/CatHub.Protocol.$($env:VERSION).nupkg" `
             --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json `
diff --git a/docs/architecture/release-and-compatibility.md b/docs/architecture/release-and-compatibility.md
index e27ac4f..484c61e 100644
--- a/docs/architecture/release-and-compatibility.md
+++ b/docs/architecture/release-and-compatibility.md
@@ -17,9 +17,12 @@ tag does not publish to crates.io or NuGet.
 
 ## Registry publication order
 
-Registry publication requires the release owner's credentials and must occur only after the
-tagged release passes CI. Configure the `CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN` and `NUGET_API_KEY` Actions
-repository secrets, then dispatch the trusted publication workflow:
+Registry publication requires the release owner's authorization and must occur only after the
+tagged release passes CI. Configure the `CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN` Actions repository secret.
+On nuget.org, add a Trusted Publishing policy for repository owner `treitforge`, repository
+`cathub`, and workflow file `publish-registries.yml`. Leave the policy environment empty and
+set the `NUGET_USER` Actions repository variable to the policy owner's NuGet username. Then
+dispatch the publication workflow:
 
 ```powershell
 gh workflow run publish-registries.yml -f release_tag=v0.1.0
@@ -28,13 +31,14 @@ gh workflow run publish-registries.yml -f release_tag=v0.1.0
 The workflow rejects a draft or prerelease, verifies every release asset checksum, and checks
 that the tagged Rust and NuGet versions match. It publishes `cathub-protocol`, waits until
 Cargo can resolve that exact version from the crates.io index, publishes `cathub`, and then
-publishes `CatHub.Protocol`. Finally, it verifies both crates through the crates.io API and
-waits for the NuGet package to become available. Existing versions are detected so a retry
-can safely continue after a partial registry failure.
-
-Do not print either registry token. Verify package ownership, the expected version, and the
-tag before dispatching the workflow. The daemon crate depends on the same version of
-`cathub-protocol`.
+uses GitHub OIDC to request a short-lived NuGet API key and publish `CatHub.Protocol`.
+Finally, it verifies both crates through the crates.io API and waits for the NuGet package to
+become available. Existing versions are detected so a retry can safely continue after a
+partial registry failure.
+
+Do not print the crates.io token or the temporary NuGet key. Verify package ownership, the
+expected version, and the tag before dispatching the workflow. The daemon crate depends on
+the same version of `cathub-protocol`.
 
 ## Wire compatibility