diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index 0a0c321..450d880 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -281,6 +281,8 @@ jobs:
           npm publish --provenance --access public distx/npm/sqlite-vec-windows-x64.tar.gz
           npm publish --provenance --access public distx/npm/sqlite-vec-wasm-demo.tar.gz
           npm publish --provenance --access public distx/npm/sqlite-vec.tar.gz
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ""
       - uses: ruby/setup-ruby@v1
         with:
           ruby-version: 3.2