diff --git a/.changeset/cyan-dingos-switch.md b/.changeset/cyan-dingos-switch.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..3067a14e55
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/cyan-dingos-switch.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/outdated": minor
+---
+
+Don't request the full metadata just for getting the list of dist-tags.
diff --git a/.changeset/fluffy-kiwis-add.md b/.changeset/fluffy-kiwis-add.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9f4133a0a1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/fluffy-kiwis-add.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@pnpm/plugin-commands-publishing": minor
+---
+
+Don't request the full metadata just for getting the list of published versions.
diff --git a/packages/outdated/src/createManifestGetter.ts b/packages/outdated/src/createManifestGetter.ts
index d9ab21bcf1..f8ec7338d1 100644
--- a/packages/outdated/src/createManifestGetter.ts
+++ b/packages/outdated/src/createManifestGetter.ts
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ export function createManifestGetter (
   opts: ManifestGetterOptions
 ): (packageName: string, pref: string) => Promise<DependencyManifest | null> {
   const resolve = createResolver(Object.assign(opts, {
-    fullMetadata: true,
+    fullMetadata: false,
     metaCache: new LRU({
       max: 10000,
       maxAge: 120 * 1000, // 2 minutes
diff --git a/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/src/recursivePublish.ts b/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/src/recursivePublish.ts
index 75b1b2e488..5dea4991a8 100644
--- a/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/src/recursivePublish.ts
+++ b/packages/plugin-commands-publishing/src/recursivePublish.ts
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ export default async function (
   const pkgs = Object.values(opts.selectedProjectsGraph).map((wsPkg) => wsPkg.package)
   const storeDir = await storePath(opts.workspaceDir, opts.storeDir)
   const resolve = createResolver(Object.assign(opts, {
-    fullMetadata: true,
+    fullMetadata: false,
     metaCache: new LRU({
       max: 10000,
       maxAge: 120 * 1000, // 2 minutes