diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 9c68bb7..2a310be 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           cache: 'npm'
       - run: npm ci
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
       - run: npm publish
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}