diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index d9e0a64..8de66ce 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,9 @@ jobs:
         git config user.email "bot@uphold.com"
 
     - name: Generate release
-      id: generate-release
       env:
+        NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_NPM_TOKEN }}
         GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      run: yarn run release --increment "${{ github.event.inputs.VERSION_BUMP }}" -V
+      run: |
+        echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}" > .npmrc
+        yarn run release --increment ${{ github.event.inputs.VERSION_BUMP }} -V