diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 0ec9833..b1b3613 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ publish:
   only:
     - master
   script:
-    - echo '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}' > .npmrc
+    - npm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' "${NPM_TOKEN}"
     - npm publish
 
 clean: