diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 4b9a512..269153e 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ semantic-release:
     - echo "$SSH_PRIVATE_KEY" > ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
     - ssh-keyscan -H gitlab.com >> ~/.ssh/known_hosts
     - chmod 600 ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
-    - echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}" >> .npmrc
+    - export NPM_TOKEN="${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}"
+    - echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" >> .npmrc
     - npm install
     - npm run build
   script: