diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..24ca315
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.github/workflows/release-please.yml @eslint/eslint-tsc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index c0bbd1c..b28e510 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -32,11 +32,11 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
+      # npm 11.5.1 or later is required so update to latest to be sure
+      - run: npm install -g npm@latest
       - uses: pnpm/action-setup@v4
       - run: pnpm install
       - run: pnpm publish --provenance --access public
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
   notify-twitter:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: