diff --git a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yaml b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yaml
index 28501a81..2bf58f4d 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prerelease.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prerelease.yaml
@@ -69,7 +69,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npx lerna publish from-git --yes
 
-      - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
+      - name: Update npm for git
+        run: |
+          rm -rf .npmrc
+          echo "@niledatabase:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/" >> .npmrc
+          echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> .npmrc
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish to git
         run: npx lerna publish from-git --yes --registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/