diff --git a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli-plugin.yml b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli-plugin.yml
index d24dac2f9b..71789f8381 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/zowe-cli-plugin.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/zowe-cli-plugin.yml
@@ -43,6 +43,12 @@ jobs:
                   npm run build
                   npm version ${{ github.event.inputs.scope || env.DEFAULT_SCOPE }}
 
+            - name: Configure npm
+              run: |
+                  cd zowe-cli-id-federation-plugin
+                  echo "registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/" > .npmrc
+                  echo "@zowe:registry=https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/api/npm/npm-release/" >> .npmrc
+
             - uses: zowe-actions/octorelease@master
               with:
                 working-dir: zowe-cli-id-federation-plugin
diff --git a/zowe-cli-id-federation-plugin/.npmrc b/zowe-cli-id-federation-plugin/.npmrc
index 2cc0fe24df..e69de29bb2 100644
--- a/zowe-cli-id-federation-plugin/.npmrc
+++ b/zowe-cli-id-federation-plugin/.npmrc
@@ -1,2 +0,0 @@
-registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
-@zowe:registry=https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/api/npm/npm-release/