diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 654de43b31..c17c985e77 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -42,6 +42,8 @@ jobs:
     
     - name: Publish to npm
       run: npm publish
+      env:
+        NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
   # release_to_pypi:
   #   runs-on: ubuntu-latest