diff --git a/.circleci/config.yml b/.circleci/config.yml
index 60d973a4..3619ba6a 100644
--- a/.circleci/config.yml
+++ b/.circleci/config.yml
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@ palantir_aliases:
 
 version: 2.1
 
+orbs:
+  node: circleci/node@7.2.1
+
 commands:
   setup-npm-project:
     description: "Setup npm project - checkout code, set version, install dependencies and build"
@@ -82,11 +85,13 @@ jobs:
       - image: cimg/node:22.14
     steps:
       - setup-npm-project
+      - node/install:
+          node-version: '25.8.1'
       - run:
           name: Publish npm package
           command: |
             cd docs-snippets-npm
-            npm set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN
+            export NPM_ID_TOKEN=$(circleci run oidc get --claims '{"aud": "npm:registry.npmjs.org"}')
             npm publish --access=public
 
   circle-all: