diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-acvm-js.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-acvm-js.yml
index ee748816..baa0e6bf 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-acvm-js.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-acvm-js.yml
@@ -7,12 +7,18 @@ on:
       - "acvm_js-v*"
 
 jobs:
-  build-acvm-js-package:
+  publish-acvm-js-package:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - name: Checkout sources
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+          node-version: 18.15
+
       - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
         with:
           nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-23.05
diff --git a/acvm_js/package.json b/acvm_js/package.json
index e8eb6d66..3e57d86a 100644
--- a/acvm_js/package.json
+++ b/acvm_js/package.json
@@ -6,6 +6,9 @@
     "type": "git",
     "url": "https://github.com/noir-lang/acvm.git"
   },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
   "collaborators": [
     "The Noir Team <team@noir-lang.org>"
   ],