diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 30fecd1e6..21a05ba7c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -82,10 +82,9 @@ jobs:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ steps.generate_token.outputs.token }}
         run: |
-          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" >> .npmrc
-          npx nx release --skipPublish
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}" >> .npmrc
+          npx nx release --yes
           git push --follow-tags
-          npx nx release publish
       - name: Run Code PushUp on release commit
         uses: code-pushup/github-action@v0
         with: