diff --git a/.github/workflows/testAndPublish.yml b/.github/workflows/testAndPublish.yml
index b6597720..54649a9f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/testAndPublish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/testAndPublish.yml
@@ -84,10 +84,8 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Dependencies
         run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Authenticate with NPM registry
-        env:
-          npm_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_TOKEN}}
-        run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$npm_TOKEN" > ~/.npmrc
+      - name: Build Package
+        run: yarn run build
 
       - name: 2FA Publish step
         uses: erezrokah/2fa-with-slack-action@v1.0.0
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 3e1229ab..cac9a8d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,8 +12,7 @@
     "coverage:ci": "mkdir -p coverage && TZ=GMT jest --coverage --coverageReporters=text-lcov > ./coverage/lcov.info",
     "prettier": "prettier --write src/**/*.ts",
     "prettier:ci": "prettier --list-different src/**/*.ts",
-    "tag": "git tag \"v$npm_package_version\" && git push --tags",
-    "prepublishOnly": "yarn run build"
+    "tag": "git tag \"v$npm_package_version\" && git push --tags"
   },
   "files": [
     "lib"