diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 6a5ceb68..8a1480f4 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -49,10 +49,13 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           echo "NPM_PACKAGE=$(echo $REF_NAME | grep -oE '(clients/js|contracts|integrations/(ethers-v6|hardhat|wagmi-v2|viem-v2))')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
           echo "NPM_TAG=$(echo $REF_NAME | grep -oP '(?<=\-)(rc|next|alpha|beta)' || echo 'latest')" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+      - name: Set publishing config
+        run: pnpm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' "${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}"
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
       - name: Publish ${{ github.ref_name }} to NPM
         run: pnpm publish --access public --no-git-checks --tag $NPM_TAG
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
           NPM_TAG: ${{ steps.extract-tag.outputs.NPM_TAG }}
         working-directory: ${{ steps.extract-tag.outputs.NPM_PACKAGE }}
diff --git a/clients/js/package.json b/clients/js/package.json
index b9cdb9d2..83d05e61 100644
--- a/clients/js/package.json
+++ b/clients/js/package.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
   "type": "module",
   "name": "@oasisprotocol/sapphire-paratime",
   "license": "Apache-2.0",
-  "version": "2.0.0-next.1",
+  "version": "2.0.0-next.2",
   "description": "The Sapphire ParaTime Web3 integration library.",
   "homepage": "https://github.com/oasisprotocol/sapphire-paratime/tree/main/clients/js",
   "repository": {