diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 4287389..97c9a11 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 22.22.0
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
-      - run: npm install --global npm@11.5.1
+      - run: npm install --global npm@11.19.1
       - run: bun install --frozen-lockfile
       - run: bun run verify
       - run: bun run pack:check:docker
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 44083a5..d27dcba 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ npm install --save-dev @integration-testing/data-isolation@0.1.1
 
 The lifecycle is database-independent: configure a transaction adapter for your database client.
 
-Use Node.js 22.22 or newer and install the client and runner you use. Runner and driver
-dependencies stay optional. Core, database adapters, and Jest integration support ESM and
-CommonJS; the Vitest integration uses ESM. Before npm publication, use the
+Requires Node.js 22.22+. Supports Vitest 4.1.x, Jest 30.x, pg 8.x, and TypeORM 0.3.x.
+Install only the runner and database client you use; runner and driver dependencies stay optional.
+Core, database adapters, and Jest integration support ESM and CommonJS; the Vitest integration
+uses ESM. Before npm publication, use the
 [local archive instructions](https://github.com/RolandSall/data-integration-testing/blob/main/docs/usage.md#installation).
 
 1. Export a shared context with `createDataIntegrationTestContext(configuration)`.
diff --git a/docs/releasing.md b/docs/releasing.md
index 80e922e..100f51a 100644
--- a/docs/releasing.md
+++ b/docs/releasing.md
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ After the package exists, add a GitHub Actions trusted publisher in its npm sett
 
 The repository's `npm` GitHub environment exists. Its existence alone does not prove that the
 npm trusted publisher has been configured. The workflow uses GitHub-hosted runners, Node 22.22.0,
-npm 11.5.1, and `id-token: write`, matching the
+npm 11.19.1, and `id-token: write`, matching the
 [npm trusted-publishing requirements](https://docs.npmjs.com/trusted-publishers/).
 
 Update the version and changelog, pass the release gates, and merge to `main`. Dispatch the
diff --git a/packages/data/README.md b/packages/data/README.md
index 44083a5..d27dcba 100644
--- a/packages/data/README.md
+++ b/packages/data/README.md
@@ -64,9 +64,10 @@ npm install --save-dev @integration-testing/data-isolation@0.1.1
 
 The lifecycle is database-independent: configure a transaction adapter for your database client.
 
-Use Node.js 22.22 or newer and install the client and runner you use. Runner and driver
-dependencies stay optional. Core, database adapters, and Jest integration support ESM and
-CommonJS; the Vitest integration uses ESM. Before npm publication, use the
+Requires Node.js 22.22+. Supports Vitest 4.1.x, Jest 30.x, pg 8.x, and TypeORM 0.3.x.
+Install only the runner and database client you use; runner and driver dependencies stay optional.
+Core, database adapters, and Jest integration support ESM and CommonJS; the Vitest integration
+uses ESM. Before npm publication, use the
 [local archive instructions](https://github.com/RolandSall/data-integration-testing/blob/main/docs/usage.md#installation).
 
 1. Export a shared context with `createDataIntegrationTestContext(configuration)`.
diff --git a/scripts/verify-demo.ts b/scripts/verify-demo.ts
index da62004..2f17fa9 100644
--- a/scripts/verify-demo.ts
+++ b/scripts/verify-demo.ts
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ const directory = await mkdtemp(join(tmpdir(), 'data-independent-consumer-'));
 const checkout = join(directory, 'nestjs-inventory');
 const sqliteOnly = process.argv.includes('--sqlite');
 const published = process.argv.includes('--published');
+const publishedConsumerNpm = 'npm@11.19.1';
 async function run(command: string, args: string[], cwd = checkout): Promise<void> {
   await new Promise<void>((resolveRun, reject) => {
     const child = spawn(command, args, { cwd, stdio: 'inherit' });
@@ -41,7 +42,19 @@ try {
   const manifest = JSON.parse(await readFile(manifestPath, 'utf8')) as { devDependencies: Record<string, string> };
   manifest.devDependencies[metadata.name] = packageSpecifier;
   await writeFile(manifestPath, JSON.stringify(manifest, null, 2) + '\n');
-  if (published) await run('npm', ['install', '--registry=https://registry.npmjs.org', '--no-audit', '--no-fund']);
+  if (published) {
+    await run('npm', [
+      'exec',
+      '--yes',
+      `--package=${publishedConsumerNpm}`,
+      '--',
+      'npm',
+      'install',
+      '--registry=https://registry.npmjs.org',
+      '--no-audit',
+      '--no-fund',
+    ]);
+  }
   else await run('bun', ['install', '--network-concurrency', '8']);
   await run('bun', ['run', 'generate']);
   await run('bun', ['run', 'typecheck']);