diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
index b65ade9f..454ff8bd 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ jobs:
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v2
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
+        with:
+          # Needs to be explicitly specified for auth to work
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
       - run: npm install
       - run: npm publish --access public
         env: