fix(ci): use Node 24 for releases and remove npm self-update (#1614)

Author: TooTallNate

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -45,16 +45,13 @@ jobs:
         with:
           version: 10.14.0
 
-      - name: Setup Node.js 22.x
+      - name: Setup Node.js 24.x
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 22.x
+          node-version: 24.x
           cache: "pnpm"
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
-      - name: Update npm to latest
-        run: npm install -g npm@latest
-
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile