diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e90efd5..b7b6d83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -50,18 +50,7 @@ jobs:
           npx tsc --noEmit
           npm run rollup --if-present
 
-      - name: Authenticate with npm
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-        run: |
-          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}" > ~/.npmrc
-          npm whoami
-
       - name: Publish to npm
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: npm publish --access public
-
-      - name: Cleanup
-        if: always()
-        run: rm -f ~/.npmrc
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NODE_AUTH_TOKEN }}