diff --git a/generators/server/__snapshots__/generator.spec.mjs.snap b/generators/server/__snapshots__/generator.spec.mjs.snap
index 2b0edf012a3f..f610fae716a2 100644
--- a/generators/server/__snapshots__/generator.spec.mjs.snap
+++ b/generators/server/__snapshots__/generator.spec.mjs.snap
@@ -157,6 +157,13 @@ Object {
       ],
     },
   ],
+  "node": Array [
+    Object {
+      "templates": Array [
+        ".npmrc",
+      ],
+    },
+  ],
   "packageJson": Array [
     Object {
       "condition": [Function],
diff --git a/generators/server/__snapshots__/needles.spec.mjs.snap b/generators/server/__snapshots__/needles.spec.mjs.snap
index 058a242369f2..6b15b597d0f9 100644
--- a/generators/server/__snapshots__/needles.spec.mjs.snap
+++ b/generators/server/__snapshots__/needles.spec.mjs.snap
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
diff --git a/generators/server/files.js b/generators/server/files.js
index 806ab6d53485..170eda9e2c31 100644
--- a/generators/server/files.js
+++ b/generators/server/files.js
@@ -214,6 +214,11 @@ const baseServerFiles = {
       templates: ['entrypoint.sh'],
     },
   ],
+  node: [
+    {
+      templates: ['.npmrc'],
+    },
+  ],
   packageJson: [
     {
       condition: generator => generator.skipClient,
diff --git a/generators/server/templates/.npmrc.ejs b/generators/server/templates/.npmrc.ejs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..2724eebb69d5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/generators/server/templates/.npmrc.ejs
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+script-shell=bash
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/app-client-custom-path.spec.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/app-client-custom-path.spec.js.snap
index afbc83a42a9c..05fac4bfc31d 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/app-client-custom-path.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/app-client-custom-path.spec.js.snap
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -1438,6 +1441,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/app.spec.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/app.spec.js.snap
index 549cfe182d5a..a5252e44db76 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/app.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/app.spec.js.snap
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@ Object {
   ".lintstagedrc.js": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -526,6 +529,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -1955,6 +1961,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -3361,6 +3370,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -4734,6 +4746,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -6122,6 +6137,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -7522,6 +7540,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -8913,6 +8934,9 @@ Object {
   ".lintstagedrc.js": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -10340,6 +10364,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -11341,6 +11368,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -12741,6 +12771,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -14108,6 +14141,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -15472,6 +15508,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
diff --git a/test/__snapshots__/server.spec.js.snap b/test/__snapshots__/server.spec.js.snap
index 35fe3f6d1595..14d905ba0d10 100644
--- a/test/__snapshots__/server.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/__snapshots__/server.spec.js.snap
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -613,6 +616,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -1194,6 +1200,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
diff --git a/test/blueprint/__snapshots__/app-blueprint.spec.js.snap b/test/blueprint/__snapshots__/app-blueprint.spec.js.snap
index cd184c770ca9..533286645cad 100644
--- a/test/blueprint/__snapshots__/app-blueprint.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/blueprint/__snapshots__/app-blueprint.spec.js.snap
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
@@ -1441,6 +1444,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
diff --git a/test/blueprint/__snapshots__/scoped-blueprint.spec.js.snap b/test/blueprint/__snapshots__/scoped-blueprint.spec.js.snap
index c620401b32e3..46b2c5c8c8f2 100644
--- a/test/blueprint/__snapshots__/scoped-blueprint.spec.js.snap
+++ b/test/blueprint/__snapshots__/scoped-blueprint.spec.js.snap
@@ -41,6 +41,9 @@ Object {
   ".mvn/wrapper/maven-wrapper.properties": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },
+  ".npmrc": Object {
+    "stateCleared": "modified",
+  },
   ".prettierignore": Object {
     "stateCleared": "modified",
   },