diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 2ffab4440cc0ad2d61371098f13319c6a6e1c4c6..264362874989f39e6a11d8a9bb9b3bf68cbcd2ec 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ install:
     - amd64-docker
   script:
     - apk add --no-cache git openssh
+    - npm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' $NPM_TOKEN
     - git config --global url."https://gitlab-ci-token:$CI_JOB_TOKEN@code.vereign.com/".insteadOf "git@code.vereign.com:"
     - echo '[http "https://code.vereign.com"]' >> $HOME/.gitconfig
     - echo "  sslVerify = false"  >> $HOME/.gitconfig