diff --git a/npm/npm-push/action.yaml b/npm/npm-push/action.yaml
index 2f967cd..5e6e8b0 100644
--- a/npm/npm-push/action.yaml
+++ b/npm/npm-push/action.yaml
@@ -26,27 +26,17 @@ runs:
     uses: https://github.com/actions/setup-node@v4
     with:
       node-version: ${{ inputs.nodeVersion }}
+      registry-url: ${{ inputs.registry }}
   - name: "Publish package"
+    env:
+      NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.apiKey }}
     run: |
       # Ensure path starts with ./ so npm recognizes it as a file path
       TGZ_PATH="${{ inputs.tgz }}"
       if [[ ! "$TGZ_PATH" =~ ^[./~] ]]; then
         TGZ_PATH="./$TGZ_PATH"
       fi
-
-      # Configure npm authentication for the registry (scoped to project)
-      REGISTRY_HOST=$(echo "${{ inputs.registry }}" | sed -E 's|https?://([^/]+).*|\1|')
-      npm config set --location=project "//${REGISTRY_HOST}/:_authToken" "${{ inputs.apiKey }}"
-      npm config set --location=project registry "${{ inputs.registry }}"
-
       echo "Publishing $TGZ_PATH to ${{ inputs.registry }}"
-      npm publish --location=project "$TGZ_PATH" --access ${{ inputs.access }}
-
+      npm publish "$TGZ_PATH" --registry ${{ inputs.registry }} --access ${{ inputs.access }}
       echo "Package published successfully"
     shell: bash
-  - name: "Clean up npm authentication"
-    if: always()
-    run: |
-      # Clean up project .npmrc in case of early exit
-      rm -f .npmrc
-    shell: bash