diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-tamagotchi.yml b/.github/workflows/release-tamagotchi.yml
index a6eaa4342..d5884d818 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-tamagotchi.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-tamagotchi.yml
@@ -119,12 +119,33 @@ jobs:
           xcodebuild -version
           actool --version
 
-      - uses: pnpm/setup@v1
+      # NOTICE:
+      # pnpm 11 does not ship a working standalone executable for Intel macOS.
+      # Install pnpm through npm so it uses the Node.js runtime from setup-node.
+      # https://github.com/pnpm/pnpm/issues/11423
+      # Remove this branch when the project uses pnpm 12 or later.
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         if: matrix.os == 'macos-15-intel'
         with:
-          runtime: node@26
-          cache: true
-          install: false
+          node-version: 26
+
+      - name: Install pnpm with npm
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-15-intel'
+        run: npm install --global pnpm@11.24.0
+
+      - name: Get pnpm store path
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-15-intel'
+        id: pnpm-store
+        run: echo "path=$(pnpm store path --silent)" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Cache pnpm store
+        if: matrix.os == 'macos-15-intel'
+        uses: actions/cache@v5
+        with:
+          path: ${{ steps.pnpm-store.outputs.path }}
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-pnpm-store-${{ hashFiles('pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
+          restore-keys: |
+            ${{ runner.os }}-${{ runner.arch }}-pnpm-store-
 
       - uses: pnpm/setup@v2
         if: matrix.os != 'macos-15-intel'