diff --git a/.github/workflows/tagged_release.yml b/.github/workflows/tagged_release.yml
index 09d0b32..d80a624 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/tagged_release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/tagged_release.yml
@@ -97,3 +97,8 @@ jobs:
           files: esmf-aspect-model-loader-${{ github.event.inputs.release_version }}.tgz
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN  }}
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        run: npm publish
+        env:
+         NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPMJS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e00e386..e4ef465 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@esmf/aspect-model-loader",
-  "version": "3.0.0",
+  "version": "",
   "description": "Instantiate and traverse defined Aspect Models natively in your TypeScript applications",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",