diff --git a/.github/workflows/validate.yml b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
index 8d7616c..afab575 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/validate.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/validate.yml
@@ -25,10 +25,10 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: ⎔ Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node }}
 
@@ -48,16 +48,21 @@ jobs:
   release:
     needs: main
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to be able to publish a GitHub release
+      id-token: write # to enable use of OIDC for npm provenance
+      issues: write # to be able to comment on released issues
+      pull-requests: write # to be able to comment on released pull requests
     if:
       ${{ github.repository == 'kentcdodds/match-sorter' &&
       contains('refs/heads/main,refs/heads/beta,refs/heads/next,refs/heads/alpha',
       github.ref) && github.event_name == 'push' }}
     steps:
       - name: ⬇️ Checkout repo
-        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        uses: actions/checkout@v5
 
       - name: ⎔ Setup node
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
           node-version: lts/*
 
@@ -72,8 +77,9 @@ jobs:
         run: npm run build
 
       - name: 🚀 Release
-        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v4
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@v5.0.2
         with:
+          semantic_version: 25
           branches: |
             [
               '+([0-9])?(.{+([0-9]),x}).x',
@@ -85,4 +91,3 @@ jobs:
             ]
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}