diff --git a/.github/workflows/publishpackage.yml b/.github/workflows/publishpackage.yml
index 9e7fc9a..3b88d87 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publishpackage.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publishpackage.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,6 @@ jobs:
           MODULE=`echo "$TAG" | sed -e 's/@ibm-security-verify\/\([a-zA-Z].*\)@.*$/\1/'`
           # This step would fail if module is not a valid sdk 
           cd ${GITHUB_WORKSPACE}/sdk/${MODULE}
-          npm publish
+          npm publish --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}