diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-dist-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-dist-tag.yml
index 78004309..4996dee6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-dist-tag.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-dist-tag.yml
@@ -68,7 +68,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set npm dist-tag
         run: npm dist-tag add "genlayer@$package_version" "$dist_tag"
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN || secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Verify npm dist-tag
         run: |
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index e5e27ca3..1b428bef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: Publish to npm
         run: npm publish --provenance --access public --tag "${{ steps.version.outputs.npm_dist_tag }}"
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_AUTH_TOKEN || secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
         env: