diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4d3f3958..b4abd437 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -152,10 +152,8 @@ jobs:
           package_spec="${package_name}@${package_version}"
 
           verify_registry_artifact() {
-            set +e
             registry_integrity="$(npm view "${package_spec}" dist.integrity 2>registry-error.log)"
             view_status=$?
-            set -e
             if [ "${view_status}" -ne 0 ]; then
               if grep -q "E404" registry-error.log; then
                 return 2
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 346d4ea7..4dd92e60 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -29,6 +29,8 @@
 - Add the public repository governance baseline, pinned CodeQL analysis,
   package tarball/import validation, and protected tag-driven npm trusted
   publishing with provenance and changelog-derived GitHub releases.
+- Let tag-driven publishing continue from an expected registry miss into npm
+  trusted publishing instead of exiting before the publish attempt.
 
 ## 0.4.5 - 2026-07-20