diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd.yml b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
index 7cedb4a6ef..4dd587ba70 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd.yml
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ jobs:
           cp "../target/${{ matrix.build.TARGET }}/release/${bin}" "${node_pkg}/bin"
           cp ../README.md "${node_pkg}"
           cd "${node_pkg}"
-          npm publish --access public
+          npm publish
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
       - name: Build Python wheels (linux)
@@ -302,12 +302,16 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
       - name: Publish the package
         shell: bash
+        working-directory: npm/git-cliff
         run: |
-          cd npm/git-cliff
           yarn install
           yarn build
           cp ../../README.md .
-          npm publish --access public
+          if [ ${{ contains(github.ref, '-') }} = "true" ]; then
+            yarn npm publish --tag rc
+          else
+            yarn npm publish
+          fi
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           YARN_ENABLE_IMMUTABLE_INSTALLS: false
diff --git a/npm/git-cliff/package.json b/npm/git-cliff/package.json
index d3d41dab95..c7ec7ade02 100644
--- a/npm/git-cliff/package.json
+++ b/npm/git-cliff/package.json
@@ -106,5 +106,8 @@
     ],
     "root": true
   },
-  "packageManager": "yarn@4.1.0"
+  "packageManager": "yarn@4.1.0",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/npm/package.json.tmpl b/npm/package.json.tmpl
index f26a263895..60543f659d 100644
--- a/npm/package.json.tmpl
+++ b/npm/package.json.tmpl
@@ -51,5 +51,8 @@
   ],
   "cpu": [
     "${node_arch}"
-  ]
+  ],
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  }
 }