pnpm 12.12.1

This release adds OIDC authentication to pnpm dist-tag and the tool: protocol. pnpm publish now checks which registry an NPM_ID_TOKEN was issued for before using it.

Patch Changes#

• pnpm publish now uses an NPM_ID_TOKEN only if its aud claim matches the selected registry, such as npm:registry.npmjs.org. A token for another registry is skipped with a warning, and pnpm falls back to the configured credentials.

• pnpm dist-tag add, rm, and ls now support OIDC authentication in CI. Enable "Allow npm dist-tag" in the package's trusted publishing settings to manage tags without a stored npm token.

• Added the tool: protocol for the tools pnpm downloads itself: Node.js, Bun, Deno, and Yarn. pnpm add bun@tool:1.3.0, pnx node@tool:22, and pnx yarn@tool:4 work like the runtime: spelling, which stays supported as an alias. A lockfile written for runtime: stays up to date when package.json switches to tool:, and the other way around.

  A named registry can no longer be called tool.