diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index c87f04ac790..7265fcbb953 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -54,10 +54,11 @@ jobs:
             const [, major, minor] = tag.match(/^v([0-9]+)\.([0-9]+)/);
             return (tag.includes('dev') ? `${major}.${minor}-dev` : 'latest');
 
+      - name: Configure NPM auth token
+        run: yarn config set npmAuthToken "${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}"
+
       - name: Publish NPM packages
-        run: yarn workspaces foreach --all --no-private --parallel npm publish --tag ${{ steps.tag.outputs.result }}
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        run: yarn workspaces foreach --all --no-private --parallel npm publish --access public --tag ${{ steps.tag.outputs.result }}
 
   release-drive-docker-image:
     name: Release Drive to Docker Hub