diff --git a/src/clickup-ts.ts b/src/clickup-ts.ts
index 63518e29..46ab0f4b 100644
--- a/src/clickup-ts.ts
+++ b/src/clickup-ts.ts
@@ -49,13 +49,16 @@ export module clickupTs {
     workflowBootstrapSteps: [
       {
         name: 'GitHub Packages authorization',
-        // This does some env var obverloading where the release step also defines NPM_TOKEN with the action token that allows uploading
+        // This does some env var overloading where the release step also defines NPM_TOKEN with the action token that allows uploading
         env: { NPM_TOKEN: '${{ secrets.ALL_PACKAGE_READ_TOKEN }}' },
         run: [
           'cat > .npmrc <<EOF',
           '//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}',
           '@time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/',
           'EOF',
+          'if [ -d "dist" ]; then', // package-js workflow needs a .npmrc in the dist directory
+          'cp .npmrc dist',
+          'fi',
         ].join('\n'),
       },
       {
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/clickup-cdk.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/clickup-cdk.test.ts.snap
index d89b553a..2c941a3b 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/clickup-cdk.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/clickup-cdk.test.ts.snap
@@ -176,6 +176,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Setup Node.js
@@ -272,6 +275,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Prepare Repository
@@ -381,6 +387,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Setup Node.js
@@ -843,6 +852,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Setup Node.js
@@ -1303,6 +1315,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Setup Node.js
@@ -1494,6 +1509,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Setup Node.js
@@ -1689,6 +1707,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Setup Node.js
@@ -1888,6 +1909,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Setup Node.js
@@ -2079,6 +2103,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Setup Node.js
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/clickup-ts.test.ts.snap b/test/__snapshots__/clickup-ts.test.ts.snap
index d168c6df..0a3ede3d 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/clickup-ts.test.ts.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/clickup-ts.test.ts.snap
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ jobs:
           //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}
           @time-loop:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/
           EOF
+          if [ -d "dist" ]; then
+          cp .npmrc dist
+          fi
       - name: Make cdk-ecr-deployment sane
         run: export FORCE_PREBUILT_LAMBDA=1
       - name: Setup Node.js