diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-web.yml b/.github/workflows/release-web.yml
index 4ecb07067..6f30930bb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-web.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-web.yml
@@ -41,7 +41,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v7
         with:
-          node-version-file: .nvmrc
+          # Pinned here, not read from .nvmrc: inputs.ref can check out a
+          # revision from before .nvmrc existed. Keep in sync with .nvmrc.
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
           cache-dependency-path: "**/pnpm-lock.yaml"