diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 86fa56c..77725c0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 24
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
           cache: pnpm
-      - run: npm install -g npm@latest # ensure that the globally installed npm is new enough to support OIDC
       - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
       - name: Publish to NPM
         run: NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE=true pnpm release-plan publish
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ea0fec..41ad037 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@
     "concurrently": "^8.2.0",
     "prettier": "^3.0.3",
     "prettier-plugin-ember-template-tag": "^1.1.0",
-    "release-plan": "^0.17.4"
+    "release-plan": "^0.18.0"
   },
   "packageManager": "pnpm@10.33.0",
   "pnpm": {
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 264170e..6efe7f6 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ importers:
         specifier: ^1.1.0
         version: 1.1.0(prettier@3.8.1)
       release-plan:
-        specifier: ^0.17.4
-        version: 0.17.4
+        specifier: ^0.18.0
+        version: 0.18.0
 
   test-app:
     dependencies:
@@ -6269,8 +6269,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NZQZdC5wOE/H3UT28fVGL+ikOZcEzfMGk/c3iN9UGxzWHMa1op7274oyiUVrAG4B2EuFhus8SvkaYnhvW92p9Q==}
     hasBin: true
 
-  release-plan@0.17.4:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-CK+RrsvP6JXysgFuqUoOvprAT95J5x8usHzAQh3M1RMQqFScnAyfY6lb1LBsjqW/HUsvLjkLfSp8dJseRHEpEw==}
+  release-plan@0.18.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-WzP+O+XRF4AqhTDQK84FovY+TxHyC8J7QWoOwxnrvVjyHns417l1FUldboRhBYua5Pej6Yg/2jH1dEH2MRNHeA==}
     hasBin: true
 
   remote-git-tags@3.0.0:
@@ -16193,7 +16193,7 @@ snapshots:
     dependencies:
       jsesc: 3.1.0
 
-  release-plan@0.17.4:
+  release-plan@0.18.0:
     dependencies:
       '@manypkg/get-packages': 2.2.2
       '@npmcli/package-json': 6.2.0