diff --git a/.github/actions/node-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/node-release/action.yml
index ef86a3d..e61909f 100644
--- a/.github/actions/node-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/node-release/action.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: 'release npm package'
 description: 'Transpiles and publishes the Node package from the codegen artifact'
 inputs:
-  npm-registry-token:
+  registry-token:
     description: token to authenticate to npmjs.org
-    required: true
+    required: false
   mode:
     description: supporte values are 'release' and 'dry-run'
     required: true
@@ -38,6 +38,6 @@ runs:
       working-directory: codegen/node
       shell: bash
       env:
-        NPM_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.npm-registry-token }}
+        NPM_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.registry-token }}
       run: |
-        npm publish
+        npm publish --access public
diff --git a/.github/actions/rust-release/action.yml b/.github/actions/rust-release/action.yml
index ac0bcd7..3b551ab 100644
--- a/.github/actions/rust-release/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/rust-release/action.yml
@@ -1,9 +1,9 @@
 name: 'release rust crate'
 description: 'Builds the Rust crate from the codegen artifact'
 inputs:
-  cargo-registry-token:
+  registry-token:
     description: token to authenticate to crates.io
-    required: true
+    required: false
   mode:
     description: supporte values are 'release' and 'dry-run'
     required: true
@@ -31,6 +31,6 @@ runs:
       working-directory: codegen/rust
       shell: bash
       env:
-        CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.cargo-registry-token }}
+        CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.registry-token }}
       run: |
         cargo publish --allow-dirty
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 3c9eff8..db68ed7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/rust-release
         with:
-          cargo-registry-token: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+          registry-token: ${{ secrets.CARGO_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
           mode: ${{ inputs.mode }}
 
   node-release:
@@ -40,5 +40,5 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: ./.github/actions/node-release
         with:
-          npm-registry-token: ${{ secrets.NPM_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
+          registry-token: ${{ secrets.NPM_REGISTRY_TOKEN }}
           mode: ${{ inputs.mode }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 31d4518..40067df 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ jobs:
   publish:
     needs: [publish-dry-run]
     uses: ./.github/workflows/publish.yml
+    secrets: inherit
     with:
       mode: "release"
 
diff --git a/gen/node/.npmrc b/gen/node/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c5839b7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/gen/node/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
+//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
+
+@utxorpc:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
\ No newline at end of file