diff --git a/.github/workflows/pr-verify.yml b/.github/workflows/pr-verify.yml
index e84e448a..7f48805b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pr-verify.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pr-verify.yml
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: 20
+          node-version: 24
           cache: pnpm
 
       - name: Install dependencies
@@ -40,3 +40,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Build
         run: pnpm build
+
+      - name: Release canary dry run
+        run: |
+          git checkout -B master HEAD
+          git checkout -- pnpm-lock.yaml
+          ./scripts/release.sh canary --skip-verify --dry-run
diff --git a/scripts/build-npm.sh b/scripts/build-npm.sh
index 5807bb49..00b8acc2 100755
--- a/scripts/build-npm.sh
+++ b/scripts/build-npm.sh
@@ -15,9 +15,11 @@ CLI_DIR="$REPO_ROOT/cli"
 DIST_DIR="$CLI_DIR/dist"
 
 skip_checks=false
+skip_typecheck=false
 for arg in "$@"; do
   case "$arg" in
     --skip-checks) skip_checks=true ;;
+    --skip-typecheck) skip_typecheck=true ;;
   esac
 done
 
@@ -32,12 +34,16 @@ else
 fi
 
 # ── Step 2: TypeScript type-check ──────────────────────────────────────────────
-echo "  [2/5] Type-checking..."
-cd "$REPO_ROOT"
-pnpm -r typecheck
+if [ "$skip_typecheck" = false ]; then
+  echo "  [2/6] Type-checking..."
+  cd "$REPO_ROOT"
+  pnpm -r typecheck
+else
+  echo "  [2/6] Skipping type-check (--skip-typecheck)"
+fi
 
 # ── Step 3: Bundle CLI with esbuild ────────────────────────────────────────────
-echo "  [3/5] Bundling CLI with esbuild..."
+echo "  [3/6] Bundling CLI with esbuild..."
 cd "$CLI_DIR"
 rm -rf dist
 
diff --git a/scripts/release.sh b/scripts/release.sh
index 852351bd..ec18c129 100755
--- a/scripts/release.sh
+++ b/scripts/release.sh
@@ -196,12 +196,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 release_info ""
-release_info "==> Step 2/7: Rewriting workspace versions..."
-set_public_package_version "$TARGET_PUBLISH_VERSION"
-release_info "  ✓ Versioned workspace to $TARGET_PUBLISH_VERSION"
-
-release_info ""
-release_info "==> Step 3/7: Building workspace artifacts..."
+release_info "==> Step 2/7: Building workspace artifacts..."
 cd "$REPO_ROOT"
 pnpm build
 bash "$REPO_ROOT/scripts/prepare-server-ui-dist.sh"
@@ -211,9 +206,14 @@ for pkg_dir in server packages/adapters/claude-local packages/adapters/codex-loc
 done
 release_info "  ✓ Workspace build complete"
 
+release_info ""
+release_info "==> Step 3/7: Rewriting workspace versions..."
+set_public_package_version "$TARGET_PUBLISH_VERSION"
+release_info "  ✓ Versioned workspace to $TARGET_PUBLISH_VERSION"
+
 release_info ""
 release_info "==> Step 4/7: Building publishable CLI bundle..."
-"$REPO_ROOT/scripts/build-npm.sh" --skip-checks
+"$REPO_ROOT/scripts/build-npm.sh" --skip-checks --skip-typecheck
 release_info "  ✓ CLI bundle ready"
 
 VERSIONED_PACKAGE_INFO="$(list_public_package_info)"