From 2192bfa9969a5ec9a277e5adf69aaaabc2361023 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Travis Ralston <travisr@matrix.org>
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:48:21 -0600
Subject: [PATCH] Try to fix npm release (#2343)

* Make npm a sudo

* changelog
---
 .github/workflows/release.yaml                       | 2 +-
 changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2343.clarification | 1 +
 2 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
 create mode 100644 changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2343.clarification

diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index f47b045e..9f3a22ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
 
       # Ensure npm 11.5.1 or later is installed
       - name: Update npm
-        run: npm install -g npm@latest
+        run: sudo npm install -g npm@latest
 
       - name: 🔨 Install dependencies
         run: "yarn install --frozen-lockfile"
diff --git a/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2343.clarification b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2343.clarification
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..eef32fce
--- /dev/null
+++ b/changelogs/internal/newsfragments/2343.clarification
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+Update and fix GitHub Actions.