diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index c521dbb..0ec9833 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ publish:
   only:
     - master
   script:
-    - echo '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}'
+    - echo '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}' > .npmrc
     - npm publish
 
 clean: