diff --git a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
index 292017938..617e48eb8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pipeline.yml
@@ -137,10 +137,8 @@ jobs:
           OPENAI_API_KEY: ${{ secrets.OPENAI_API_KEY }}
           GSD_LIVE_TESTS: "1"
 
-      - name: Promote to @latest
-        run: npm dist-tag add gsd-pi@${{ needs.dev-publish.outputs.dev-version }} latest
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+      # NOTE: @latest promotion is handled by the publish-version workflow,
+      # not by the pipeline. Dev versions should never be tagged as @latest.
 
       - name: Log in to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@v3