diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ababd7a28
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}
+registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
+always-auth=true