diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index e676e40..c69e9b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,11 +15,6 @@ jobs:
               with:
                   node-version: '22.x'
 
-            # this is crucial for bodl-events package to be able to resolve @bigcommerce-labs scoped packages
-            - name: Set npm registry
-              run: echo "@bigcommerce-labs:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/" >> ~/.npmrc
-            - name: Set npm secrets
-              run: echo "//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.DEPENDABOT_GITHUB_TOKEN }}" >> ~/.npmrc
             - run: npm i
             - name: Check Git Commit name
               run: git log -1 --pretty=format:"%s" |  npx commitlint