diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index a6870a4816..a6e79dbd12 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ publish-extensions-npm: node_modules build-extensions-npm
 .PHONY: publish-library-npm
 publish-library-npm: node_modules build-library-npm
 	./node_modules/.bin/npm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' "${NPM_TOKEN}"
-	npm init -y --scope @k8slens && npm publish --access=public --tag=$(NPM_RELEASE_TAG) && git restore package.json
+	npm publish --access=public --tag=$(NPM_RELEASE_TAG)
 
 .PHONY: build-docs
 build-docs:
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 125e8b3290..746a424246 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "open-lens",
+  "name": "@k8slens/open-lens",
   "productName": "OpenLens",
   "description": "OpenLens - Open Source IDE for Kubernetes",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/lensapp/lens",