ci: streamline npm publish workflow

Author: shekohex

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -51,16 +51,6 @@ jobs:
             echo "tag_exists=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           fi
 
-      - name: Verify NPM token
-        if: steps.determine.outputs.changed == 'true' && steps.determine.outputs.tag_exists == 'false'
-        run: |
-          if [ -z "${NPM_TOKEN}" ]; then
-            echo "NPM_TOKEN secret is required" >&2
-            exit 1
-          fi
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-
       - name: Install dependencies
         if: steps.determine.outputs.changed == 'true' && steps.determine.outputs.tag_exists == 'false'
         run: npm install
@@ -131,6 +121,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish to npm
         if: steps.determine.outputs.changed == 'true' && steps.determine.outputs.tag_exists == 'false'
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: npm publish --access public --provenance