diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
index 90d0f3b..3461113 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -17,11 +17,13 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "24"
-          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Setup pnpm
         run: corepack enable && corepack prepare pnpm@latest --activate
 
+      - name: Configure npm auth
+        run: pnpm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
@@ -30,5 +32,3 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish to npm
         run: pnpm publish --no-git-checks
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}