diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 89e0a671..d8603c01 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -51,6 +51,11 @@ jobs:
           name: Release v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version }}
 
       - name: Publish to NPM
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: '16.x'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          
         run: npm publish --access public
         env:
           VERSION: ${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version }}