diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index a417480ec..42b69c65e 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,10 +32,10 @@
 		"profile:rpc": "node scripts/profile-coding-agent-node.mjs --mode rpc",
 		"test": "npm run test:scripts && npm run test --workspaces --if-present",
 		"test:scripts": "node --test scripts/*.test.mjs",
-		"version:patch": "npm version patch -ws --no-git-tag-version && node scripts/sync-versions.js && npm install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts",
-		"version:minor": "npm version minor -ws --no-git-tag-version && node scripts/sync-versions.js && npm install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts",
-		"version:major": "npm version major -ws --no-git-tag-version && node scripts/sync-versions.js && npm install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts",
-		"version:set": "npm version -ws",
+		"version:patch": "npm version patch --workspaces --no-git-tag-version --no-workspaces-update && node scripts/sync-versions.js && npm install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts",
+		"version:minor": "npm version minor --workspaces --no-git-tag-version --no-workspaces-update && node scripts/sync-versions.js && npm install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts",
+		"version:major": "npm version major --workspaces --no-git-tag-version --no-workspaces-update && node scripts/sync-versions.js && npm install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts",
+		"version:set": "npm version --workspaces --no-workspaces-update",
 		"prepublishOnly": "npm run clean && npm run build && npm run check",
 		"publish": "npm run prepublishOnly && node scripts/publish.mjs",
 		"publish:dry": "npm run prepublishOnly && node scripts/publish.mjs --dry-run",
diff --git a/scripts/release.mjs b/scripts/release.mjs
index 14b1e372d..217561cf1 100755
--- a/scripts/release.mjs
+++ b/scripts/release.mjs
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ function bumpOrSetVersion(target) {
 		}
 
 		console.log(`Setting explicit version (${target})...`);
-		run(`npm version ${target} -ws --no-git-tag-version && node scripts/sync-versions.js && npm install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts`);
+		run(`npm version ${target} --workspaces --no-git-tag-version --no-workspaces-update && node scripts/sync-versions.js && npm install --package-lock-only --ignore-scripts`);
 	}
 
 	// npm version can temporarily install the previous workspace versions before