diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 167e5302..0a7e0998 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ jobs:
           cache-dependency-path: "**/yarn.lock"
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
           scope: "@reflag"
+      - name: update npm - remove this once we upgrade Node.js
+        run: npm update
       - name: npm version
         run: npm version
       - name: Install dependencies