diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index b57dace8815fc25472e744dcb4a6b33bf8d080e1..7ab12add59817b5e722612fe746a4690f8650eb3 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -22,6 +22,15 @@ publish_npm:
     - mkdir config/dist
     - make proto
     - cd ./config
+    - |
+      if [[ ! -f .npmrc ]]; then
+        echo 'No .npmrc found! Creating one now. Please review the following link for more information: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/packages/npm_registry/index.html#project-level-npm-endpoint-1'
+        {
+          echo "@${CI_PROJECT_ROOT_NAMESPACE}:registry=${CI_API_V4_URL}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/npm/"
+          echo "${CI_API_V4_URL#http*:}/packages/npm/:_authToken=\${CI_JOB_TOKEN}"
+          echo "${CI_API_V4_URL#http*:}/projects/${CI_PROJECT_ID}/packages/npm/:_authToken=\${CI_JOB_TOKEN}"
+        } >> .npmrc
+      fi
     - NPM_PACKAGE_NAME=$(node -p "require('./package.json').name")
     - NPM_PACKAGE_CURRENT_VERSION=$(npm show ${NPM_PACKAGE_NAME} version)
     - yarn pub