diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmaccess.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmaccess.yml
index 50b5bffdc65e3..261e21ce37dea 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmaccess.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmaccess.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmdiff.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmdiff.yml
index c20f79822fccc..d5cd1435f6feb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmdiff.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmdiff.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmexec.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmexec.yml
index e435a66aab871..157a12a3caac8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmexec.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmexec.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmfund.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmfund.yml
index 0c1d2e2d603b7..4868f7ed8718c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmfund.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmfund.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmhook.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmhook.yml
index 7754e5b257107..6bab0871e0b26 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmhook.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmhook.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmorg.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmorg.yml
index 4e215b7578e32..54eee749535b7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmorg.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmorg.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmpack.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmpack.yml
index 78dfa30b4c00e..b154f2476b950 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmpack.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmpack.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmpublish.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmpublish.yml
index e51b20b7f366e..25b347faca7fc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmpublish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmpublish.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmsearch.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmsearch.yml
index 897a767030cf9..d53c54c2526a5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmsearch.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmsearch.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmteam.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmteam.yml
index 54aa9641afb46..1d4fea15703f5 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmteam.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmteam.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmversion.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmversion.yml
index b7b61b61f74c0..9ee3a54ec17ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmversion.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-libnpmversion.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-arborist.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-arborist.yml
index a37993a2470f6..47b44b10dff32 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-arborist.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-arborist.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-config.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-config.yml
index e388af2f95714..07c809b312f61 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-config.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-config.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-docs.yml
index f3b24e5c7d034..7ff09c1b04218 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-docs.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -97,10 +93,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -135,10 +127,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-mock-globals.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-mock-globals.yml
index db212dcd0ae88..99d8dcfb6abde 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-mock-globals.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-mock-globals.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-mock-registry.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-mock-registry.yml
index f27653bffaae4..dbd640e022b19 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-mock-registry.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-mock-registry.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-smoke-tests.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-smoke-tests.yml
index d75980f242fb0..b03edc5f70993 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-smoke-tests.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-npmcli-smoke-tests.yml
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 22.x
           check-latest: contains('22.x', '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
@@ -109,10 +105,6 @@ jobs:
           node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
           check-latest: contains(matrix.node-version, '.x')
           cache: npm
-      - name: Install Latest npm
-        uses: ./.github/actions/install-latest-npm
-        with:
-          node: ${{ steps.node.outputs.node-version }}
       - name: Check Git Status
         run: node scripts/git-dirty.js
       - name: Reset Deps
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 476e999d42c67..553164cea4b67 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -255,7 +255,8 @@
   "templateOSS": {
     "//@npmcli/template-oss": "This file is partially managed by @npmcli/template-oss. Edits may be overwritten.",
     "version": "4.29.0",
-    "content": "./scripts/template-oss/root.js"
+    "content": "./scripts/template-oss/root.js",
+    "updateNpm": false
   },
   "license": "Artistic-2.0",
   "engines": {
diff --git a/scripts/template-oss/index.js b/scripts/template-oss/index.js
index 0f214723f558c..ab4d034d1d8f4 100644
--- a/scripts/template-oss/index.js
+++ b/scripts/template-oss/index.js
@@ -4,4 +4,5 @@ module.exports = {
   // This is needed while workspaces and npm have different engines.
   // TODO: make npm and its workspaces always use the same engines and delete this.
   npm: 'npm',
+  updateNpm: false,
 }