diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ff5a4ba95..e5874ec85 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@
     "build": "nx run-many --target=build --all",
     "version": "pnpm changeset version && ./scripts/update-jsr-json-version.sh",
     "validate:publish:npm": "pnpm nx run-many -t build --exclude=demo,website,example-flows && pnpm publish --dry-run --provenance --recursive --filter=!./pkgs/edge-worker",
-    "validate:publish:jsr": "cd ./pkgs/edge-worker && jsr publish --dry-run --allow-slow-types",
+    "validate:publish:jsr": "cd ./pkgs/edge-worker && pnpm jsr publish --dry-run --allow-slow-types",
     "validate:publish": "pnpm run validate:publish:npm && pnpm run validate:publish:jsr",
     "publish:npm": "pnpm nx run-many -t build --exclude=demo,website,example-flows && pnpm publish --provenance --recursive --filter=!./pkgs/edge-worker",
-    "publish:jsr": "cd ./pkgs/edge-worker && jsr publish --allow-slow-types",
+    "publish:jsr": "cd ./pkgs/edge-worker && pnpm jsr publish --allow-slow-types",
     "changeset:tag": "pnpm changeset tag && git push --follow-tags",
     "release": "git status && pnpm run validate:publish && pnpm run publish:npm && pnpm run publish:jsr && pnpm run changeset:tag"
   },
diff --git a/scripts/snapshot-release.sh b/scripts/snapshot-release.sh
index 4e9b0f8c8..a480a3bf9 100755
--- a/scripts/snapshot-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/snapshot-release.sh
@@ -326,10 +326,9 @@ NPM_SUCCESS=false
 JSR_SUCCESS=true  # Default true (only set false if JSR package exists and fails)
 JSR_PUBLISHED_VERSION=""  # Track JSR version if published
 
-# Publish to npm (token is read from NPM_TOKEN env var via .npmrc)
-# GITHUB_ACTIONS=true skips changeset's npm profile check which fails with automation tokens
+# Publish to npm (exclude edge-worker which goes to JSR only)
 echo -e "${BOLD}Publishing to npm...${NC}"
-if GITHUB_ACTIONS=true pnpm exec changeset publish --tag snapshot ; then
+if pnpm publish --recursive --tag snapshot --no-git-checks --filter='!./pkgs/edge-worker' ; then
   echo -e "${GREEN}✓ npm packages published${NC}"
   NPM_SUCCESS=true
 else
@@ -343,7 +342,6 @@ if [[ -f pkgs/edge-worker/jsr.json ]]; then
   echo ""
   echo -e "${BOLD}Publishing to JSR...${NC}"
   JSR_PUBLISH_CMD="pnpm jsr publish --allow-slow-types --allow-dirty"
-  # Pass token explicitly if set (pnpm jsr may not inherit JSR_TOKEN properly)
   if [[ -n "${JSR_TOKEN:-}" ]]; then
     JSR_PUBLISH_CMD="$JSR_PUBLISH_CMD --token $JSR_TOKEN"
   fi