diff --git a/.changeset/fix-npm-trusted-publisher.md b/.changeset/fix-npm-trusted-publisher.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7a4bbb8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fix-npm-trusted-publisher.md
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+---
+"scope3": patch
+---
+
+Fix npm Trusted Publisher authentication by removing conflicting NPM_TOKEN
+
+The release workflow was failing because it had both OIDC Trusted Publishing configured (id-token: write) and the legacy NPM_TOKEN environment variable. This caused npm authentication to fail. Removed NPM_TOKEN to use only Trusted Publishing for secure, token-free npm publishing.
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index fc44a30..c88c2bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,4 +42,3 @@ jobs:
           title: 'chore: version packages'
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PAT_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}