diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 514ee8138b4e08836dc1a678410aa0a84f27ea2b..a05750bbf12d6452c8e0978cb21b142daf187f6f 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ Publish npm:
   only:
     - tags@ghsc/nshmp/disagg-d3
   before_script:
-    - echo '//gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/npm/:_authToken=${CI_JOB_TOKEN}'>.npmrc
+    - echo '//gitlab.com/api/v4/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/npm/:_authToken=${GITLAB_API_TOKEN}'>.npmrc
     - npm ci
     - git config user.email "${GITLAB_USER_EMAIL}"
     - git config user.name "${GITLAB_USER_NAME}"