diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml
index 4e4a8e8..27ccd8c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm_publish.yml
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish
         run: |
           npm version ${{ inputs.packageVersion }} --no-git-tag-version
-          npm publish
+          npm publish --access public
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         shell: bash
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 73ed5e8..0000000
--- a/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}
-@summerforeverco:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com
-always-auth=true
\ No newline at end of file