diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 937d17fb0..6c83f37eb 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 0.1.24 - 2026-03-10
+### Fixed
+- Fixed the Windows desktop managed-daemon smoke test to rebuild packaged artifacts without relying on a bare `npm` executable lookup in GitHub Actions.
+
 ## 0.1.23 - 2026-03-10
 ### Fixed
 - Fixed the Windows desktop managed-daemon smoke test to resolve repo paths correctly on GitHub Actions runners.
diff --git a/packages/desktop/scripts/managed-daemon-smoke.mjs b/packages/desktop/scripts/managed-daemon-smoke.mjs
index 1cacb8bce..c16c084ff 100644
--- a/packages/desktop/scripts/managed-daemon-smoke.mjs
+++ b/packages/desktop/scripts/managed-daemon-smoke.mjs
@@ -362,8 +362,12 @@ async function ensurePackagedArtifact(binaryPath) {
   if (process.env.PASEO_MANAGED_SMOKE_SKIP_BUILD === "1") {
     return;
   }
+  const npmExecPath = process.env.npm_execpath;
+  if (!npmExecPath) {
+    throw new Error("npm_execpath is required to build the packaged desktop artifact during smoke tests.");
+  }
   try {
-    await execFileAsync("npm", ["run", "build"], {
+    await execFileAsync(process.execPath, [npmExecPath, "run", "build"], {
       cwd: desktopRoot,
       env: process.env,
       maxBuffer: 20 * 1024 * 1024,