diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 0eb720a60..c752459b9 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -66,9 +66,7 @@ jobs:
           commit: 'chore: version-packages'
           setupGitUser: true
         env:
-          HOME: ${{ github.workspace }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ''
 
       - name: Publish Release Steps
         if: steps.changesets.outputs.published == 'true'
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..214c29d13
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/