diff --git a/.github/workflows/test.yml b/.github/workflows/test.yml
index c4a6dbc..d43941a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/test.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/test.yml
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-go@v5
       with:
         go-version: 1.24.0
-        check-latest: true
     - name: Test Cross-Language
       env:
         TEST_DB_NAME: ${{ env.MYSQL_DATABASE }}
@@ -62,7 +61,7 @@ jobs:
         ASHERAH_KMS_MODE: static
       run: scripts/integration-test.sh
     - name: Publish (dry-run)
-      run: npm publish --dry-run
+      run: npm publish --dry-run --tag dev
   test-multi-arch:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     strategy:
diff --git a/scripts/integration-test.sh b/scripts/integration-test.sh
index 57e58fb..e0c2932 100755
--- a/scripts/integration-test.sh
+++ b/scripts/integration-test.sh
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ GO_DIR="${ORIG_DIR}/integration/go"
 mkdir -p "${GO_DIR}/bin"
 export GOPATH=${GO_DIR}
 export GOBIN=${GO_DIR}/bin
+export GOTOOLCHAIN=local
 PATH=$GOPATH/bin:$GOROOT/bin:$PATH
 
 ### Encrypt with Go
diff --git a/src/asherah.cc b/src/asherah.cc
index 04ad56f..e4c63aa 100644
--- a/src/asherah.cc
+++ b/src/asherah.cc
@@ -433,9 +433,13 @@ class Asherah : public Napi::Addon<Asherah> {
       NapiUtils::RequireParameterCount(info, 1);
 
       Napi::Number item_size = info[0].ToNumber();
-      auto new_size = (size_t)item_size.Int32Value();
-
-      maximum_stack_alloc_size = new_size;
+      int32_t value = item_size.Int32Value();
+      
+      // Clamp to reasonable range without branching
+      constexpr int32_t MAX_STACK_SIZE = 1048576; // 1MB max
+      value = std::max(0, std::min(value, MAX_STACK_SIZE));
+      
+      maximum_stack_alloc_size = static_cast<size_t>(value);
     } catch (Napi::Error &e) {
       e.ThrowAsJavaScriptException();
       return;
@@ -734,6 +738,13 @@ class Asherah : public Napi::Addon<Asherah> {
     const size_t est_envelope_overhead = 185;
     const double base64_overhead = 1.34;
 
+    // Only check for overflow if suspiciously large (> 1TB)
+    if (unlikely(data_byte_len > 1099511627776ULL)) {
+      if (data_byte_len > SIZE_MAX / 2) {
+        throw std::invalid_argument("Data size too large for encryption");
+      }
+    }
+
     // Add one rather than using std::ceil to round up
     size_t est_data_byte_len =
         size_t(double(data_byte_len + est_encryption_overhead) *
diff --git a/src/cobhan_buffer.h b/src/cobhan_buffer.h
index 720e203..34bc233 100644
--- a/src/cobhan_buffer.h
+++ b/src/cobhan_buffer.h
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 #include <sstream>   // for std::ostringstream
 #include <stdexcept> // for std::runtime_error, std::invalid_argument
 #include <string>    // for std::string
+#include "hints.h"   // for unlikely
 
 class CobhanBuffer {
 public:
@@ -94,6 +95,12 @@ class CobhanBuffer {
   }
 
   static size_t AllocationSizeToMaxDataSize(size_t allocation_len_bytes) {
+    // Check for buffer underflow with unlikely hint
+    constexpr size_t min_size = cobhan_header_size_bytes + canary_size_bytes + safety_padding_bytes;
+    if (unlikely(allocation_len_bytes < min_size)) {
+      throw std::invalid_argument("Buffer allocation size too small");
+    }
+    
     size_t data_len_bytes = allocation_len_bytes - cobhan_header_size_bytes -
                             canary_size_bytes - safety_padding_bytes;
     if (data_len_bytes > max_int32_size) {
diff --git a/src/scoped_allocate.h b/src/scoped_allocate.h
index ce94cfe..73aef82 100644
--- a/src/scoped_allocate.h
+++ b/src/scoped_allocate.h
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@
 
 #ifdef USE_SCOPED_ALLOCATE_BUFFER
 
+#include "hints.h" // for unlikely macro
+
 /*
   This macro allows us to allocate a buffer either on the stack or on the heap.
   If the requested buffer size is less than max_stack_alloc_size, we create the