diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 31d9c817..2f1d142f 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 # NPM_TOKEN read from env or GH Secret (.github/workflows/release.yaml)
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
+//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_AUTH_TOKEN}