diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index cb498c85..af0f7c8b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -36,9 +36,18 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Install all platform-specific opentui native bindings
         run: |
-          bun add --optional @opentui/core-darwin-x64@0.1.79 @opentui/core-darwin-arm64@0.1.79 \
-            @opentui/core-linux-x64@0.1.79 @opentui/core-linux-arm64@0.1.79 \
-            @opentui/core-win32-x64@0.1.79 @opentui/core-win32-arm64@0.1.79
+          # Platform packages have os/cpu fields that block install on foreign platforms.
+          # Download and extract tarballs directly to bypass platform checks.
+          OPENTUI_VERSION="0.1.79"
+          for platform in darwin-x64 darwin-arm64 linux-arm64 win32-x64 win32-arm64; do
+            pkg="@opentui/core-${platform}"
+            dest="node_modules/@opentui/core-${platform}"
+            if [ ! -d "$dest" ]; then
+              mkdir -p "$dest"
+              npm pack "${pkg}@${OPENTUI_VERSION}" --pack-destination /tmp 2>/dev/null
+              tar -xzf "/tmp/opentui-core-${platform}-${OPENTUI_VERSION}.tgz" -C "$dest" --strip-components=1
+            fi
+          done
 
       # TODO: Re-enable after fixing failing tests
       # - name: Run tests