diff --git a/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.ts b/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.ts
index 8af3508920c..cb11851a573 100644
--- a/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.ts
+++ b/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.ts
@@ -737,6 +737,7 @@ async function runUpgradeLane(params) {
         env,
         packageSpec: params.baselineSpec,
         logPath: join(params.logsDir, "upgrade-install-baseline.log"),
+        ignoreScripts: true,
       });
     } else {
       await installTarballPackage({
@@ -744,6 +745,7 @@ async function runUpgradeLane(params) {
         env,
         tgzPath: params.baselineTgz,
         logPath: join(params.logsDir, "upgrade-install-baseline.log"),
+        ignoreScripts: true,
         restoreBundledPluginPostinstall: false,
       });
     }
@@ -2343,6 +2345,7 @@ async function installTarballPackage(params) {
     packageSpec: params.tgzPath,
     logPath: params.logPath,
     timeoutMs: params.timeoutMs,
+    ignoreScripts: params.ignoreScripts,
   });
   if (
     params.restoreBundledPluginPostinstall !== false &&
@@ -2366,15 +2369,7 @@ async function installPackageSpec(params) {
   rmSync(installedPackageRoot(params.lane.prefixDir), { force: true, recursive: true });
   await runCommand(
     npmCommand(),
-    [
-      "install",
-      "-g",
-      params.packageSpec,
-      "--omit=dev",
-      "--no-fund",
-      "--no-audit",
-      "--loglevel=notice",
-    ],
+    buildNpmGlobalInstallArgs(params.packageSpec, { ignoreScripts: params.ignoreScripts }),
     {
       cwd: params.lane.homeDir,
       env: installEnv,
@@ -2384,6 +2379,19 @@ async function installPackageSpec(params) {
   );
 }
 
+export function buildNpmGlobalInstallArgs(packageSpec, options = {}) {
+  return [
+    "install",
+    "-g",
+    packageSpec,
+    "--omit=dev",
+    "--no-fund",
+    "--no-audit",
+    ...(options.ignoreScripts ? ["--ignore-scripts"] : []),
+    "--loglevel=notice",
+  ];
+}
+
 function installTimeoutMs() {
   return process.platform === "win32" ? 45 * 60 * 1000 : 20 * 60 * 1000;
 }
diff --git a/test/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.test.ts b/test/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.test.ts
index ff807dddb88..575cdbac9af 100644
--- a/test/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.test.ts
+++ b/test/scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.test.ts
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ import {
   buildWindowsDevUpdateToolchainCheckScript,
   buildWindowsFreshShellVersionCheckScript,
   buildInstalledBrowserOverrideImportProbeScript,
+  buildNpmGlobalInstallArgs,
   buildWindowsPathBootstrapScript,
   canConnectToLoopbackPort,
   buildDiscordSmokeGuildsConfig,
@@ -204,6 +205,19 @@ describe("scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks", () => {
     expect(allowlist).not.toContain("web-readability");
   });
 
+  it("can stage packaged-upgrade baselines without npm lifecycle scripts", () => {
+    expect(buildNpmGlobalInstallArgs("openclaw@2026.5.2", { ignoreScripts: true })).toEqual([
+      "install",
+      "-g",
+      "openclaw@2026.5.2",
+      "--omit=dev",
+      "--no-fund",
+      "--no-audit",
+      "--ignore-scripts",
+      "--loglevel=notice",
+    ]);
+  });
+
   it("keeps cross-OS live smoke agent turns on GPT-5-safe timeouts and minimal context", () => {
     const source = readFileSync("scripts/openclaw-cross-os-release-checks.ts", "utf8");
     const providerOverride = "models.providers.${params.providerConfig.extensionId}";