diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index f4c3c53..79abd55 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -154,8 +154,28 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install locked dependencies
         run: deno task deps:ci
 
+      - name: Update deno.json with release version
+        env:
+          RELEASE_VERSION: ${{ needs.resolve-publish.outputs.version }}
+        run: >-
+          deno eval
+          --allow-env=RELEASE_VERSION
+          --allow-read=deno.json
+          --allow-write=deno.json
+          'const releaseVersion = Deno.env.get("RELEASE_VERSION");
+          if (!releaseVersion) {
+            throw new Error("Expected RELEASE_VERSION to be set.");
+          }
+
+          const denoJson = JSON.parse(await Deno.readTextFile("deno.json"));
+          denoJson.version = releaseVersion;
+          await Deno.writeTextFile(
+            "deno.json",
+            `${JSON.stringify(denoJson, null, 2)}\n`,
+          );'
+
       - name: Publish to JSR
-        run: deno publish --set-version "${{ needs.resolve-publish.outputs.version }}"
+        run: deno publish
 
   publish-npm:
     name: Publish to npm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 15d18c9..0dcab44 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -64,7 +64,6 @@ jobs:
           --package=semantic-release
           --package=@semantic-release/changelog
           --package=@semantic-release/commit-analyzer
-          --package=@semantic-release/exec
           --package=@semantic-release/git
           --package=@semantic-release/github
           --package=@semantic-release/release-notes-generator
diff --git a/scripts/build_npm.ts b/scripts/build_npm.ts
index f23e5cf..c0adc20 100644
--- a/scripts/build_npm.ts
+++ b/scripts/build_npm.ts
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ import { build, emptyDir } from "jsr:@deno/dnt";
 import { format, parse } from 'jsr:@std/semver';
 import denoJson from "../deno.json" with { type: "json" };
 
+// semantic-release remains the release authority for GitHub tags and changelog
+// entries, so the tagged commit still carries the pre-release deno.json
+// version. npm publishing therefore takes the resolved release version from the
+// workflow and injects it here, while local builds still default to deno.json.
 const packageVersion = resolvePackageVersion();
 
 await emptyDir("./npm");