diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-react-components.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-react-components.yml
index 83565b1f1..eb33491ca 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-react-components.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-react-components.yml
@@ -116,9 +116,11 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
       - name: Publish to NPM
-        run: yarn workspace @concordium/react-components npm publish
+        run: |
+          yarn config set npmAuthToken $NPM_AUTH_TOKEN
+          yarn workspace @concordium/react-components npm publish
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{secrets.NPM_PUBLISH_TOKEN}}'
+          NPM_AUTH_TOKEN: '${{secrets.NPM_PUBLISH_TOKEN}}'
 
       - name: Create a GitHub release
         uses: ncipollo/release-action@v1
diff --git a/.yarnrc.yml b/.yarnrc.yml
index 6d0477b18..52cb1e23c 100644
--- a/.yarnrc.yml
+++ b/.yarnrc.yml
@@ -11,4 +11,4 @@ enableMessageNames: false
 # publishing
 npmPublishAccess: "public"
 npmPublishRegistry: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
-npmAuthToken: ${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}
+# npmAuthToken is set in CD pipeline