diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index ef3c93e..ba86c0a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -11,13 +11,15 @@ on:
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+'               # stable:      2.7.2
       - '[0-9]+.[0-9]+.[0-9]+[a-z]+[0-9]+'   # pre-release: 2.0.0rc1, 4.0.0a2
 
-# Needed for softprops/action-gh-release to create the GitHub Release.
+# contents: write -> create the GitHub Release; id-token: write -> OIDC for PyPI Trusted Publishing.
 permissions:
   contents: write
+  id-token: write
 
 jobs:
   release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: pypi  # scopes the PyPI Trusted Publisher; hook for approval rules
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v6
       - uses: extractions/setup-just@v4
@@ -26,9 +28,9 @@ jobs:
       # PyPI is irreversible, so it runs FIRST: if it fails the job stops and no
       # GitHub Release is created advertising a version that never reached PyPI.
       # `just publish` derives the version from $GITHUB_REF_NAME (the tag name).
+      # Auth via PyPI Trusted Publishing (OIDC); no PYPI_TOKEN. Needs a Trusted
+      # Publisher on the modern-di-fastapi PyPI project (env: pypi, workflow: release.yml).
       - run: just publish
-        env:
-          PYPI_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.PYPI_TOKEN }}
 
       # Description source: planning/releases/<tag>.md if present (verbatim, no
       # auto-changelog appended); otherwise GitHub's generated notes. A tag with
diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index 498be36..e9c010c 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -32,8 +32,9 @@ test-ci:
 test-branch:
     uv run --no-sync pytest --cov=. --cov-branch --cov-fail-under=100
 
+# Auth via PyPI Trusted Publishing (OIDC); uv publish auto-detects the CI id-token.
 publish:
     rm -rf dist
     uv version $GITHUB_REF_NAME
     uv build
-    uv publish --token $PYPI_TOKEN
+    uv publish