diff --git a/.npmrc.template b/.npmrc.template
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..ae643592e7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc.template
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
diff --git a/travis/uploadArchives.sh b/travis/uploadArchives.sh
index 99a22ba938..f4aec74a78 100644
--- a/travis/uploadArchives.sh
+++ b/travis/uploadArchives.sh
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ CURRENT_VERSION=$(npm run version --silent)
 NEW_VERSION="$CURRENT_VERSION-alpha-$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M)"
 
 echo "Uploading npm package version $NEW_VERSION"
+cp .npmrc.template $HOME/.npmrc
 
 npm version "$NEW_VERSION" --commit-hooks false --git-tag-version false