diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index d608a59..d9525ed 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           cd mcp-ts && npm ci --omit=dev --omit=optional
           cp -r node_modules ../vscode-ext/mcp-ts/node_modules
           # Remove docs/tests/maps from dependencies to keep VSIX size and file-count lower
-          cd ../vscode-ext/mcp-ts && npx --yes node-prune
+          cd ../vscode-ext/mcp-ts && npx --yes node-prune@1.0.2
 
       - name: Set version from tag and publish extension
         # package.json ships with version "0.0.0" — the real version is injected here from the release tag