diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 29a1b02cf..4f25f14c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,8 @@ jobs:
     permissions:
       contents: write
       id-token: write
+    env:
+      NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN }}
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -67,6 +69,10 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           npm ci
 
+      - name: Configure npm authentication
+        run: |
+          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=\${NPM_TOKEN}" > .npmrc
+
       - name: Prepare package
         run: |
           npm run prepublishOnly
@@ -100,7 +106,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN }}
           TYPE_GRAPHQL_PRERELEASE: ${{ steps.prerelease.outputs.value }}
         run: |
           _tag=
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5f22ac8f1..324165192 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@scope3data/type-graphql",
-  "version": "2.0.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0",
   "private": false,
   "description": "Create GraphQL schema and resolvers with TypeScript, using classes and decorators!",
   "keywords": [