diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 5db6988c..bae82397 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -223,7 +223,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v7
         with:
           # Trusted publishing needs npm >=11.5.1; Node 22 LTS ships npm 10.x.
-          node-version: 24
+          node-version: 26
           cache: npm
           cache-dependency-path: bindings/typescript/package-lock.json
       - name: Install dependencies