diff --git a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
index ad74cfb0a917..67609299ccb4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/openclaw-release-publish.yml
@@ -619,6 +619,9 @@ jobs:
             --config.side-effects-cache=true
           )
           pnpm "${install_args[@]}" || pnpm "${install_args[@]}"
+          # Node resolves --import tsx from the process cwd. Point that root at
+          # the trusted harness install instead of the frozen target checkout.
+          ln -s .release-harness/node_modules node_modules
 
       - name: Resolve ClawHub release plan
         id: clawhub_plan
diff --git a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
index 386ed85f5f0c..91cae796b61d 100644
--- a/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/package-acceptance-workflow.test.ts
@@ -3952,6 +3952,9 @@ describe("package artifact reuse", () => {
     expect(releaseNodeSetup.with?.["install-deps"]).toBe("false");
     expect(trustedReleaseToolingInstall.run).toContain("--dir .release-harness");
     expect(trustedReleaseToolingInstall.run).toContain("--frozen-lockfile");
+    expect(trustedReleaseToolingInstall.run).toContain(
+      "ln -s .release-harness/node_modules node_modules",
+    );
     expect(fastPretagScript).toContain(
       "node --import tsx scripts/plugin-release-pretag-pack-check.ts",
     );