diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 5bbc39292..569a9384d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -28,13 +28,15 @@ jobs:
         id: version
         run: echo "::set-output name=version::$(jq -r .version package.json)"
 
-      - name: Download npm package from release artifacts
-        uses: robinraju/release-downloader@v1.5
+      - name: Download artifact
+        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v2
+        id: download
         with:
-          repository: "coder/code-server"
-          tag: v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
-          fileName: "npm-package"
-          out-file-path: "release-npm-package"
+          branch: release/v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}
+          workflow: build.yaml
+          workflow_conclusion: completed
+          name: "npm-package"
+          path: release-npm-package
 
       - name: Publish npm package and tag with "latest"
         run: yarn publish:npm
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 91d536dee..61ec8a5ba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -249,24 +249,3 @@ jobs:
           draft: true
           discussion_category_name: "📣 Announcements"
           files: ./release-packages/*
-
-  npm-package:
-    name: Upload npm package
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    timeout-minutes: 15
-    steps:
-      - name: Download artifacts
-        uses: dawidd6/action-download-artifact@v2
-        id: download
-        with:
-          branch: ${{ github.ref }}
-          workflow: build.yaml
-          workflow_conclusion: completed
-          check_artifacts: true
-          name: npm-package
-
-      - uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v1
-        with:
-          draft: true
-          discussion_category_name: "📣 Announcements"
-          files: ./npm-package
diff --git a/docs/MAINTAINING.md b/docs/MAINTAINING.md
index 6956bb669..3300cc0d6 100644
--- a/docs/MAINTAINING.md
+++ b/docs/MAINTAINING.md
@@ -141,7 +141,8 @@ changelog](https://github.com/emacs-mirror/emacs/blob/master/etc/NEWS).
 
 ### Publishing a release
 
-1. Create a new branch called `release`
+1. Create a new branch called `release/v0.0.0` (replace 0s with actual version aka v4.5.0)
+   1. If you don't do this, the `npm-brew` GitHub workflow will fail. It looks for the release artifacts under the branch pattern.
 1. Run `yarn release:prep`
 1. Bump chart version in `Chart.yaml`.
 1. Summarize the major changes in the `CHANGELOG.md`
diff --git a/test/unit/node/test-plugin/package.json b/test/unit/node/test-plugin/package.json
index 0247d60be..817a883e9 100644
--- a/test/unit/node/test-plugin/package.json
+++ b/test/unit/node/test-plugin/package.json
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
   "name": "test-plugin",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "engines": {
-    "code-server": "*"
+    "code-server": "^4.8.1"
   },
   "main": "out/index.js",
   "devDependencies": {