diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 9f52334e..939505b1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -27,10 +27,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
         with:
           node-version: '18'  # adjust this to your project's Node.js version
-          always-auth: true
-
+    
       - name: Install Dependencies
-        run: npm ci  # or use "npm install" if you don't have a lock file
+        run: npm --@input-output-hk:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com ci  # or use "npm install" if you don't have a lock file
 
       - name: Semantic Release
         env:
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 899d7b6c..5159af10 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,5 @@ coverage/lcov-report/**
 coverage/coverage-summary.json
 junit.xml
 lcov.info
-build
\ No newline at end of file
+build
+.npmrc
\ No newline at end of file