diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index bfddc7815..19a0c499e 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -2,9 +2,8 @@ ignore-scripts=true
 link-workspace-packages=false
 loglevel=error
 prefer-workspace-packages=false
-# Minimum release age - wait 7 days before installing newly published packages
-# pnpm uses minimum-release-age (minutes), npm v11+ uses min-release-age (days)
-minimum-release-age=10080
+# Minimum release age for npm v11+ (days).
+# pnpm equivalent is in pnpm-workspace.yaml (minimumReleaseAge).
 min-release-age=7
 
 trust-policy=no-downgrade
diff --git a/pnpm-workspace.yaml b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..eeeb8b3d0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pnpm-workspace.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+settings:
+  # Wait 7 days (10080 minutes) before installing newly published packages.
+  minimumReleaseAge: 10080
diff --git a/scripts/update.mjs b/scripts/update.mjs
index 5a946fb92..0c12dfb78 100644
--- a/scripts/update.mjs
+++ b/scripts/update.mjs
@@ -44,7 +44,8 @@ async function main() {
       process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K')
     }
 
-    // Always update Socket packages (bypass taze maturity period).
+    // Update Socket packages — bypass minimum-release-age since these are
+    // our own packages and we trust them immediately.
     if (!quiet) {
       logger.progress('Updating Socket packages...')
     }
@@ -60,12 +61,12 @@ async function main() {
         '-r',
       ],
       {
+        env: { ...process.env, npm_config_minimum_release_age: '0' },
         shell: WIN32,
         stdio: quiet ? 'pipe' : 'inherit',
       },
     )
 
-    // Clear progress line.
     if (!quiet) {
       process.stdout.write('\r\x1b[K')
     }
diff --git a/test/unit/cache-with-ttl.test.mts b/test/unit/cache-with-ttl.test.mts
index 3e39b3da6..efd1970e3 100644
--- a/test/unit/cache-with-ttl.test.mts
+++ b/test/unit/cache-with-ttl.test.mts
@@ -467,52 +467,20 @@ describe.sequential('cache-with-ttl', () => {
       await refreshCache.clear()
     })
 
-    it('should treat far-future expiresAt as expired (clock skew protection)', async () => {
-      // This tests the fix in cache-with-ttl.ts:190-203
-      // The isExpired() function checks if expiresAt > now + ttl * 2
-      // to detect clock skew or corruption
-
-      const clockSkewCache = createTtlCache({
-        ttl: 1000, // 1 second TTL
-        prefix: 'clock-skew-test',
-        memoize: true, // Use memoization to test the isExpired logic directly
-      })
-
-      // Set a value - this will create an entry with normal expiration
-      await clockSkewCache.set('key', 'value')
-
-      // Verify value is cached
-      expect(await clockSkewCache.get<string>('key')).toBe('value')
-
-      // The internal isExpired function will reject entries where:
-      // expiresAt > Date.now() + ttl * 2
-      // This protects against clock skew where the system clock jumps forward
-
-      // Note: We can't easily test the actual clock skew scenario without
-      // manipulating cacache internals, but the fix is in place and handles:
-      // - Entries with far-future expiresAt (>2x TTL) are treated as expired
-      // - Normal future expiresAt values (within TTL) work correctly
-
-      await clockSkewCache.clear()
-    })
-
-    it('should handle slightly future expiresAt within reasonable bounds', async () => {
-      const normalCache = createTtlCache({
-        ttl: 5000, // 5 second TTL
-        prefix: 'normal-future-cache',
+    it('should expire entries and return undefined after TTL (memoized)', async () => {
+      const shortCache = createTtlCache({
+        ttl: 200,
+        prefix: 'short-memo-cache',
+        memoize: true,
       })
 
-      // Set a value - expiresAt will be Date.now() + 5000
-      await normalCache.set('key', 'value')
-
-      // Value should be retrievable immediately (expiresAt is in future as expected)
-      const result = await normalCache.get<string>('key')
-      expect(result).toBe('value')
+      await shortCache.set('key', 'value')
+      expect(await shortCache.get<string>('key')).toBe('value')
 
-      // Only far-future values (>2x TTL) should be treated as expired
-      // This tests that normal future expiresAt values work correctly
+      await new Promise(resolve => setTimeout(resolve, 300))
+      expect(await shortCache.get<string>('key')).toBeUndefined()
 
-      await normalCache.clear()
+      await shortCache.clear()
     })
   })