diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index 8fc5d81..67cc803 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -124,6 +124,13 @@ jobs:
     if: github.event_name == 'release'
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     needs: [ validate_nuget, run_test ]
+
+    # Job-level, so it must restate contents: read — a job-level block REPLACES the
+    # workflow-level one rather than adding to it.
+    permissions:
+      contents: read
+      id-token: write # request the GitHub OIDC token for NuGet Trusted Publishing
+
     steps:
       # Download the NuGet package created in the previous job
       - uses: actions/download-artifact@v8
@@ -140,8 +147,21 @@ jobs:
       # Publish all NuGet packages to NuGet.org
       # Use --skip-duplicate to prevent errors if a package with the same version already exists.
       # If you retry a failed workflow, already published packages will be skipped without error.
+      # Trusted Publishing: exchanges the OIDC token (needs `id-token: write` above) for a NuGet
+      # key valid ~1 hour, so no long-lived secret is stored. Keep it adjacent to the push so the
+      # key cannot expire in between. Requires a Trusted Publishing policy on nuget.org naming
+      # this repository and `main.yml`, plus the NUGET_USER secret (the nuget.org profile name).
+      # Deliberately UNGUARDED: this job only runs on a published Release, so publishing is
+      # expected. A missing policy must fail loudly rather than skip and leave the release
+      # unpublished behind a green check.
+      - name: NuGet login (OIDC -> short-lived key)
+        id: nuget-login
+        uses: NuGet/login@8d196754b4036150537f80ac539e15c2f1028841 # v1.2.0
+        with:
+          user: ${{ secrets.NUGET_USER }}
+
       - name: Publish NuGet package
         run: |
           foreach($file in (Get-ChildItem "${{ env.NuGetDirectory }}" -Recurse -Include *.nupkg)) {
-              dotnet nuget push $file --api-key "${{ secrets.NUGET_API_KEY }}" --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --skip-duplicate
+              dotnet nuget push $file --api-key "${{ steps.nuget-login.outputs.NUGET_API_KEY }}" --source https://api.nuget.org/v3/index.json --skip-duplicate
           }
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