diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/publish-packages.yml b/.gitea/workflows/publish-packages.yml
index 2c72309c..99511597 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/publish-packages.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/publish-packages.yml
@@ -99,10 +99,13 @@ jobs:
             pnpm --filter "$name" test
             (cd "$dir" && pnpm pack --pack-destination /tmp/tarballs)
             if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "true" ]; then
-              echo "DRY RUN: skipping publish for $name@$version"
+              echo "DRY RUN: would publish $name@$version"
             else
-              (cd "$dir" && pnpm publish --no-git-checks --userconfig /tmp/publish.npmrc --registry https://gitea.bytelyst.com/api/packages/bytelyst/npm/)
-              npm view "$name@$version" dist.shasum --userconfig /tmp/publish.npmrc --registry https://gitea.bytelyst.com/api/packages/bytelyst/npm/
+              cp /tmp/publish.npmrc "$dir/.npmrc"
+              trap 'rm -f "$dir/.npmrc"' EXIT
+              (cd "$dir" && pnpm publish --no-git-checks --registry https://gitea.bytelyst.com/api/packages/bytelyst/npm/)
+              rm -f "$dir/.npmrc"
+              npm view "$name@$version" version dist.shasum dist.tarball --userconfig /tmp/publish.npmrc --registry https://gitea.bytelyst.com/api/packages/bytelyst/npm/
             fi
           done < /tmp/packages-to-publish.tsv