diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 22dcfb51..5dd4e76b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -244,12 +244,15 @@ jobs:
             echo "::notice::skip wickra@$version (already on npm)"
             exit 0
           fi
-          npm publish --access public
+          # --ignore-scripts so any leftover prepublish hooks (which would
+          # otherwise try to republish the already-published platform
+          # subpackages) can't sabotage the main publish.
+          npm publish --access public --ignore-scripts
           rc=$?
           if [ "$rc" -ne 0 ]; then
             echo "::warning::first attempt failed (rc=$rc); retrying after 30s"
             sleep 30
-            npm publish --access public
+            npm publish --access public --ignore-scripts
             rc=$?
           fi
           exit $rc
diff --git a/bindings/node/package.json b/bindings/node/package.json
index 82edecdc..7d2f10f2 100644
--- a/bindings/node/package.json
+++ b/bindings/node/package.json
@@ -54,7 +54,6 @@
     "build": "napi build --platform --release",
     "build:debug": "napi build --platform",
     "artifacts": "napi artifacts",
-    "prepublishOnly": "napi prepublish -t npm",
     "universal": "napi universal",
     "version": "napi version",
     "test": "node --test __tests__/"