fix(ci): pin npm version to avoid self-upgrade corruption#785
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npm install -g npm@latest fails on GitHub Actions runners when npm tries to replace its own modules mid-installation, corrupting the promise-retry dependency. Pin to npm@11.5.1 which is the minimum version needed for OIDC trusted publishing.
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Summary
npm install -g npm@11.5.1instead ofnpm@latestin the release workflownpm@latestfails on GitHub Actions runners because npm corrupts its ownpromise-retrydependency during self-upgradeContext
Same fix as aws/agentcore-l3-cdk-constructs#138. The release workflow failed at the
Ensure npm 11.5.1+ for trusted publishingstep with:Test plan