diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 3c31eca..a3129e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -56,3 +56,4 @@ jobs:
       github.ref_name == 'main' &&
       startsWith(github.event.head_commit.message, 'chore(release)')
     uses: ./.github/workflows/release.yml
+    secrets: inherit
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9d230c5..3fbd916 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,11 @@
 name: Release
 
-on: [workflow_call, workflow_dispatch]
+on:
+  workflow_call:
+    secrets:
+      NPM_CARTODB_AUTH_TOKEN:
+        required: true
+  workflow_dispatch:
 
 env:
   NODE_VERSION: 20
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e9dac6e..a14887f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
   "repository": "github:CartoDB/carto-api-client",
   "author": "Don McCurdy <donmccurdy@carto.com>",
   "packageManager": "yarn@4.3.1",
-  "version": "0.2.2-alpha.0",
+  "version": "0.2.2-alpha.1",
   "license": "MIT",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public",