diff --git a/.github/workflows/audit.yml b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
index 013b31ded78..466f2e10ee5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/audit.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/audit.yml
@@ -33,10 +33,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm i --no-audit --no-fund --package-lock
       - name: Run Production Audit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cli.yml
index 25eabbd1216..5391b49e59a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cli.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm i --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Lint
@@ -84,10 +80,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm i --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Add Problem Matcher
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 54db64c7d34..dad0bc83f76 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm i --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Lint
@@ -84,10 +80,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm i --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Add Problem Matcher
@@ -125,10 +117,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm i --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Check CLI Documentation
diff --git a/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml b/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml
index 71471c28d0b..b66465dd4f3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/post-dependabot.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm i --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Fetch Dependabot Metadata
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 27be5cd9fa9..3ba0a5089b5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -35,10 +35,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm i --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Rebuild deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/update-cli.yml b/.github/workflows/update-cli.yml
index 154e97702b6..f24755698cb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/update-cli.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/update-cli.yml
@@ -31,10 +31,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: npm i --no-audit --no-fund
       - name: Build documentation
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index dd3a74838d3..22c90d6cc76 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -12935,74 +12935,6 @@
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       "license": "MIT"
     },
-    "node_modules/body-parser": {
-      "version": "1.20.4",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.4.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-ZTgYYLMOXY9qKU/57FAo8F+HA2dGX7bqGc71txDRC1rS4frdFI5R7NhluHxH6M0YItAP0sHB4uqAOcYKxO6uGA==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "bytes": "~3.1.2",
-        "content-type": "~1.0.5",
-        "debug": "2.6.9",
-        "depd": "2.0.0",
-        "destroy": "~1.2.0",
-        "http-errors": "~2.0.1",
-        "iconv-lite": "~0.4.24",
-        "on-finished": "~2.4.1",
-        "qs": "~6.14.0",
-        "raw-body": "~2.5.3",
-        "type-is": "~1.6.18",
-        "unpipe": "~1.0.0"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.8",
-        "npm": "1.2.8000 || >= 1.4.16"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/debug": {
-      "version": "2.6.9",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/debug/-/debug-2.6.9.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-bC7ElrdJaJnPbAP+1EotYvqZsb3ecl5wi6Bfi6BJTUcNowp6cvspg0jXznRTKDjm/E7AdgFBVeAPVMNcKGsHMA==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "ms": "2.0.0"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/http-errors": {
-      "version": "2.0.1",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/http-errors/-/http-errors-2.0.1.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-4FbRdAX+bSdmo4AUFuS0WNiPz8NgFt+r8ThgNWmlrjQjt1Q7ZR9+zTlce2859x4KSXrwIsaeTqDoKQmtP8pLmQ==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "dependencies": {
-        "depd": "~2.0.0",
-        "inherits": "~2.0.4",
-        "setprototypeof": "~1.2.0",
-        "statuses": "~2.0.2",
-        "toidentifier": "~1.0.1"
-      },
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.8"
-      },
-      "funding": {
-        "type": "opencollective",
-        "url": "https://opencollective.com/express"
-      }
-    },
-    "node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/ms": {
-      "version": "2.0.0",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ms/-/ms-2.0.0.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-Tpp60P6IUJDTuOq/5Z8cdskzJujfwqfOTkrwIwj7IRISpnkJnT6SyJ4PCPnGMoFjC9ddhal5KVIYtAt97ix05A==",
-      "license": "MIT"
-    },
-    "node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/statuses": {
-      "version": "2.0.2",
-      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/statuses/-/statuses-2.0.2.tgz",
-      "integrity": "sha512-DvEy55V3DB7uknRo+4iOGT5fP1slR8wQohVdknigZPMpMstaKJQWhwiYBACJE3Ul2pTnATihhBYnRhZQHGBiRw==",
-      "license": "MIT",
-      "engines": {
-        "node": ">= 0.8"
-      }
-    },
     "node_modules/boolbase": {
       "version": "1.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/boolbase/-/boolbase-1.0.0.tgz",
@@ -19202,6 +19134,45 @@
         "ms": "^2.1.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/express/node_modules/body-parser": {
+      "version": "1.20.3",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/body-parser/-/body-parser-1.20.3.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-7rAxByjUMqQ3/bHJy7D6OGXvx/MMc4IqBn/X0fcM1QUcAItpZrBEYhWGem+tzXH90c+G01ypMcYJBO9Y30203g==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bytes": "3.1.2",
+        "content-type": "~1.0.5",
+        "debug": "2.6.9",
+        "depd": "2.0.0",
+        "destroy": "1.2.0",
+        "http-errors": "2.0.0",
+        "iconv-lite": "0.4.24",
+        "on-finished": "2.4.1",
+        "qs": "6.13.0",
+        "raw-body": "2.5.2",
+        "type-is": "~1.6.18",
+        "unpipe": "1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8",
+        "npm": "1.2.8000 || >= 1.4.16"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/express/node_modules/body-parser/node_modules/qs": {
+      "version": "6.13.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/qs/-/qs-6.13.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+38qI9SOr8tfZ4QmJNplMUxqjbe7LKvvZgWdExBOmd+egZTtjLB67Gu0HRX3u/XOq7UU2Nx6nsjvS16Z9uwfpg==",
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "side-channel": "^1.0.6"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.6"
+      },
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/express/node_modules/cookie": {
       "version": "0.7.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cookie/-/cookie-0.7.1.tgz",
@@ -19226,6 +19197,21 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-Tpp60P6IUJDTuOq/5Z8cdskzJujfwqfOTkrwIwj7IRISpnkJnT6SyJ4PCPnGMoFjC9ddhal5KVIYtAt97ix05A==",
       "license": "MIT"
     },
+    "node_modules/express/node_modules/raw-body": {
+      "version": "2.5.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/raw-body/-/raw-body-2.5.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-8zGqypfENjCIqGhgXToC8aB2r7YrBX+AQAfIPs/Mlk+BtPTztOvTS01NRW/3Eh60J+a48lt8qsCzirQ6loCVfA==",
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "bytes": "3.1.2",
+        "http-errors": "2.0.0",
+        "iconv-lite": "0.4.24",
+        "unpipe": "1.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 0.8"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/ext": {
       "version": "1.7.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/ext/-/ext-1.7.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e1aba8c254..dac38711e77 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -101,12 +101,13 @@
   },
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",
-    "version": "4.29.0",
-    "content": "./scripts/template-oss",
-    "dependabotInterval": "weekly",
     "allowPaths": [
       "cli-cache.json"
-    ]
+    ],
+    "content": "./scripts/template-oss",
+    "dependabotInterval": "weekly",
+    "updateNpm": false,
+    "version": "4.29.0"
   },
   "overrides": {
     "gatsby@^5.16.0": {
diff --git a/scripts/template-oss/index.js b/scripts/template-oss/index.js
index 180fd976c8c..744b2dc4d03 100644
--- a/scripts/template-oss/index.js
+++ b/scripts/template-oss/index.js
@@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
   },
   ciVersions: 'latest',
+  updateNpm: false,
   latestCiVersion: 22,
   macCI: false,
   windowsCI: false,