diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
index 1657a54..d37f688 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/build.yaml
@@ -22,8 +22,9 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Setup npm for Verdaccio
         run: |
+          AUTH_B64=$(printf '%s' "${{ secrets.VERDACCIO_USER }}:${{ secrets.VERDACCIO_PASSWORD }}" | base64 | tr -d '\n')
           npm config set registry http://verdaccio:4873/
-          npm config set //verdaccio:4873/:_authToken ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          npm config set //verdaccio:4873/:_auth "$AUTH_B64"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm i --registry http://verdaccio:4873/
diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index fb60ea2..92548e8 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,4 @@ storybook-static/
 coverage/
 *.log
 .DS_Store
+.npmrc
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index 5fe0511..0000000
--- a/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-registry=http://verdaccio:4873/