diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index f57634017..a7384516a 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 14
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+        run: npm install --save-dev
       - name: Release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 7d56c1c8a..3643c867c 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -44,12 +44,6 @@
       "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
       "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
       "@semantic-release/changelog",
-      [
-        "@semantic-release/npm",
-        {
-          "npmPublish": false
-        }
-      ],
       [
         "@semantic-release/exec",
         {