diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 3dcef44..0000000
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,35 +0,0 @@
-name: Publish to NPM
-
-on:
-  push:
-    branches:
-      - main
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-
-jobs:
-  release-please:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
-        id: release
-        with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.MY_RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
-          release-type: node
-      # The logic below handles the npm publication:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        # these if statements ensure that a publication only occurs when
-        # a new release is created:
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      - run: npm ci
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-      - run: npm publish
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
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diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..5660f81
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 5ad3b31..5273a05 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "gqlprune",
-  "version": "1.2.4",
+  "version": "1.2.5",
   "description": "This script helps identify unused GraphQL operations (queries, mutations, subscriptions) in your project. It scans .gql files for operations and checks if they are being used in your TypeScript/JavaScript files.",
   "bin": {
     "gqlPrune": "./dist/cli.js"