Is there an existing issue for this?

• I have searched the existing issues

This issue exists in the latest npm version

• I am using the latest npm

Current Behavior

In my GitHub Action, I create the release of my project:

• publishes the release in npm;
• retrieves the package tarball;
• adds the tarball to the GitHub release.

Retrieving the tarball doesn't work:

npm error code ETARGET
npm error notarget No matching version found for playwright-ghost@v0.17.0.
npm error notarget In most cases you or one of your dependencies are requesting
npm error notarget a package version that doesn't exist.

I added a retry system (5 times every minute). But even after 5 minutes, the tarball is still not found.

At the time of the second attempt in GitHub Action, I ran npm pack on my computer: the tarball was downloaded. I think it's a cache issue in GitHub Action.

I have two other projects with the same problem: JFather and Metalint.

Expected Behavior

You can download the tarball after publishing a new version.

Steps To Reproduce

1. In a GitHub Actions.
2. npm publish
3. npm pack foo@v1.2.3

Environment

• npm: 11.6.2
• Node.js: v24.12.0
• OS Name: Ubuntu 24.04.3 LTS
• System Model Name: GitHub Actions
• npm config: