diff --git a/.github/workflows/sdk-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/sdk-publish.yaml
index bd944854d..c12064574 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/sdk-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/sdk-publish.yaml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 16
           check-latest: true
           cache: npm
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
 
       - name: Install Node.js dependencies
         run: npm ci --no-audit
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 70f0c0c01..daf730519 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,4 +1,3 @@
 access=public
-always-auth=true
 lockfile-version=3
 save-exact=true