diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index acbe519a0..ab0084c93 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -44,4 +44,4 @@ jobs:
           GIT_COMMITTER_NAME: Stencila CI Bot
           GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL: ci@stenci.la
           GITHUB_TOKEN: $(GITHUB_TOKEN)
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: $(NPM_TOKEN)
+          NPM_TOKEN: $(NPM_TOKEN)
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..214c29d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/