diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-npm-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-npm-release.yml
index cc595322..b6c161ae 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-npm-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-npm-release.yml
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Setup
         uses: ./.github/actions/setup-js
 
+      - name: Store auth token in config file
+      - run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" > ~/.npmrc
+
       - name: yarn publish
         run: yarn publish
         working-directory: javascript
-        env:
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}