fix: node 24 + clear .npmrc token for OIDC trusted publishing

Author: Simplereally

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 24
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
 
       - run: npm ci
@@ -27,8 +27,11 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         run: echo "version=$(node -p 'require("./package.json").version')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
+      # Clear the token placeholder so npm falls through to OIDC auth.
       - name: Publish to npm
-        run: npm publish --access public
+        run: |
+          npm config delete //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken || true
+          npm publish --access public
 
       - name: Create git tag
         run: |