diff --git a/.github/actions/release-alpha/action.yml b/.github/actions/release-alpha/action.yml
index 9693311f60..17021c0de8 100644
--- a/.github/actions/release-alpha/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/release-alpha/action.yml
@@ -16,10 +16,10 @@ runs:
         git config --local user.name "empathy/x"
       shell: bash
 
-    - name: Configure pnpm auth
+    - name: Configure npm auth
       run: |
-        pnpm config set registry="https://registry.npmjs.org/"
-        pnpm config set _authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
+        npm config set registry="https://registry.npmjs.org/"
+        npm config set _authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
       shell: bash
       env:
         NPM_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.npm_token }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index a78559b393..bb5e98b077 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -38,15 +38,15 @@ jobs:
           git config --local user.email "x@empathy.co"
           git config --local user.name "empathy/x"
 
-      - name: configure pnpm auth
+      - name: configure npm auth
         run: |
-          pnpm config set registry="https://registry.npmjs.org/"
-          pnpm config set _authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
+          npm config set registry="https://registry.npmjs.org/"
+          npm config set _authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: publish the release
-        run: npm run publish-release
+        run: pnpm run publish-release
 
       - name: push tags
         uses: ad-m/github-push-action@master