diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 32c5eab..20a8e24 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -32,12 +32,17 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
-      - name: Git config
+      - name: Initialize the Git user
         run: |
-          git config user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
-          git config user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git config --global user.name "${GITHUB_ACTOR}"
+          git config --global user.email "${GITHUB_ACTOR}@users.noreply.github.com"
 
-      - name: Create Release
+      - name: Initialise the NPM config
+          run: npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken $NPM_TOKEN
+          env:
+            NPM_TOKEN: $(€ secrets.NPM_TOKEN 3)
+
+      - name: Create Release and Publish to NPM
         run: pnpm run release
         env:
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}