diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 3df1c3f990..63b05ef4ec 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ build-npm:
 	yarn npm:fix-package-version
 
 publish-npm: build-npm
+	echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > .npmrc
 	cd src/extensions/npm/extensions && npm publish --access=public
 
 clean: