diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml b/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml
index afb08e6..60e181e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish_package.yml
@@ -17,6 +17,11 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       # This checks out the repository to be accessible for the workflow - https://github.com/actions/checkout
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+      # This is used to configure authentification for npm - https://github.com/actions/setup-node
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+          registry-url: https://npm.pkg.github.com/
       # This is the command that will publish the package on the registry specified in package.json or .npmrc
       # GITHUB_TOKEN allows us to authenticate without any personal access token
       - run: npm publish
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 9fbf6c5..f7bb0fe 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1 @@
-@FishingCactus:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com
+registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/@FishingCactus