diff --git a/.github/actions/setup-node-pnpm/action.yml b/.github/actions/setup-node-pnpm/action.yml
index d1785ccb..afd8e94d 100644
--- a/.github/actions/setup-node-pnpm/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/setup-node-pnpm/action.yml
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ inputs:
     required: false
     default: "25.6.1"
   pnpm-version:
-    description: pnpm version
+    description: pnpm version (must match package.json packageManager)
     required: false
-    default: "10.33.0"
+    default: "11.18.0"
   registry-url:
     description: Optional npm registry URL to configure for npm publish/auth steps
     required: false