diff --git a/publish.sh b/publish.sh
index ed57253..12314a8 100755
--- a/publish.sh
+++ b/publish.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,10 @@ npm run build
 cp package.json build/
 
 # Use Node.js for portable package.json normalization
-node <<'EOF' "$(pwd)/build/package.json"
+# Pass the target path via env var to avoid Node treating it as a module/script argument
+PKG_PATH="$(pwd)/build/package.json" node - <<'EOF'
 const fs = require('fs');
-const path = process.argv[1];
+const path = process.env.PKG_PATH;
 const pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(path, 'utf8'));
 pkg.private = false;
 delete pkg.scripts;