diff --git a/.github/workflows/deployFreighterApiProduction.yml b/.github/workflows/deployFreighterApiProduction.yml
index 09f75b893..5dd99b169 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deployFreighterApiProduction.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deployFreighterApiProduction.yml
@@ -16,7 +16,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build package
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
-          node-version: "21"
+          node-version: '21.x'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          always-auth: true
       - name: Version npm package
         run: |
           git config --local user.email "action@github.com"
@@ -27,10 +29,6 @@ jobs:
           yarn version --new-version ${{ github.event.inputs.release }}
           cd ../../
       - run: yarn && yarn build:freighter-api
-      - name: Setup .yarnrc.yml
-        run: yarn config set npmAuthToken $NODE_AUTH_TOKEN
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
       - name: Publish npm package
         run: |
           cd @stellar/freighter-api