diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 614d2a2a1..626078f83 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -33,16 +33,21 @@ jobs:
           git config user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
           git config user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
 
+      - name: Configure npm
+        run: |
+          npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
+          npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
       - name: Release package (beta)
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease == 'true' }}
         run: npm run release -- --ci --preRelease=beta
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Release package
         if: ${{ github.event.inputs.prerelease == 'false' }}
         run: npm run release -- --ci
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 45ccbd1c3..a392cdb35 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -19,6 +19,7 @@ libpeerconnection.log
 npm-debug.log*
 testem.log
 yarn-error.log
+.npmrc
 
 # ember-try
 .node_modules.ember-try/
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 20e4739ba..000000000
--- a/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-registry=https://registry.npmjs.org
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 85aabba53..8b6fd7549 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -70,9 +70,7 @@
       "@release-it/conventional-changelog": {
         "preset": "conventionalcommits"
       },
-      "@release-it-plugins/workspaces": {
-        "skipChecks": true
-      }
+      "@release-it-plugins/workspaces": true
     },
     "npm": false,
     "git": {