diff --git a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
index b825455503232250e5e2acc5629fa33c9a575089..32338854ce41474438ab2da88898f25db867086f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/docker-publish.yml
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ jobs:
       # .npmrc
       - name: Create .npmrc
         run: |
-          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" > .npmrc
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" > .npmrc
 
       # Build and push Docker image with Buildx
       # https://github.com/docker/build-push-action