diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml
index d0b1925..b90d76b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-alpha.yml
@@ -35,6 +35,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: Verify the integrity of provenance attestations and registry signatures for installed dependencies
         run: yarn npm audit
 
+      - name: Authenticate in npm
+        run: |
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > .npmrc
+          echo "workspaces-update=false" >> .npmrc
+          echo "provenance=true" >> .npmrc
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Publish Alpha
         run: yarn multi-semantic-release --deps.bump=override --deps.release=patch --sequential-init
         env: