diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 139878648..d46f083f2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -61,6 +61,11 @@ jobs:
           git config --global user.name 'contentful-automation[bot]'
           git config --global user.email '${{ steps.get-user-id.outputs.user-id }}+contentful-automation[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
 
+      - name: Setup npmrc for publishing
+        run: |
+          echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ steps.vault.outputs.GITHUB_PACKAGES_WRITE_TOKEN }}" > .npmrc
+          echo "@contentful:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com" >> .npmrc
+
       - name: Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
diff --git a/packages/contentful--app-scripts/package.json b/packages/contentful--app-scripts/package.json
index 9e58a610e..b83d83b9f 100644
--- a/packages/contentful--app-scripts/package.json
+++ b/packages/contentful--app-scripts/package.json
@@ -44,7 +44,6 @@
     "lib"
   ],
   "publishConfig": {
-    "registry": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/",
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/contentful--create-contentful-app/package.json b/packages/contentful--create-contentful-app/package.json
index 547bf3b33..f07d78f44 100644
--- a/packages/contentful--create-contentful-app/package.json
+++ b/packages/contentful--create-contentful-app/package.json
@@ -55,7 +55,6 @@
     "lib"
   ],
   "publishConfig": {
-    "registry": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/",
     "access": "public"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
diff --git a/packages/contentful--react-apps-toolkit/package.json b/packages/contentful--react-apps-toolkit/package.json
index 2e8788ff6..4a28594f9 100644
--- a/packages/contentful--react-apps-toolkit/package.json
+++ b/packages/contentful--react-apps-toolkit/package.json
@@ -47,7 +47,6 @@
     "typescript": "4.9.5"
   },
   "publishConfig": {
-    "registry": "https://npm.pkg.github.com/",
     "access": "public"
   },
   "dependencies": {