diff --git a/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml
index 53ceba2afadb4..cfed567d0de2b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build_test_deploy.yml
@@ -265,6 +265,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           name: next-swc-binaries
           path: packages/next/build/swc/dist
+      - run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
       - run: ./scripts/publish-native.js $GITHUB_REF
       - run: ./scripts/publish-release.sh
 
diff --git a/scripts/publish-release.sh b/scripts/publish-release.sh
index 157a76200446f..0cd68c3e0530c 100755
--- a/scripts/publish-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish-release.sh
@@ -12,8 +12,6 @@ if [[ -z "$NPM_TOKEN" ]];then
   exit 0;
 fi
 
-echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> ~/.npmrc
-
 if [[ $(git describe --exact-match 2> /dev/null || :) =~ -canary ]];
 then
   echo "Publishing canary"