diff --git a/.github/workflows/pages.yml b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
index cf7be8d..17a19dc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/pages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/pages.yml
@@ -33,9 +33,10 @@ jobs:
           cache: npm
 
       - run: npm ci
+      # The demo uses relative paths (vite base './'), so it needs no
+      # configure-pages step, and this job needs no Pages permission.
       - run: npm run demo:build
 
-      - uses: actions/configure-pages@45bfe0192ca1faeb007ade9deae92b16b8254a0d # v6.0.0
       - uses: actions/upload-pages-artifact@fc324d3547104276b827a68afc52ff2a11cc49c9 # v5.0.0
         with:
           path: demo-dist