diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 19f4c73..b5b31e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -53,8 +53,6 @@ jobs:
       id-token: write
     outputs:
       published-version: ${{ needs.check-version.outputs.current-version }}
-    env:
-      NPM_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
       # Setup .npmrc file to publish to npm