diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-prod.yml b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-prod.yml
index 27435aa..1146411 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-deploy-prod.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-deploy-prod.yml
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: '16'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
       - name: Install pnpm
         run: npm install -g pnpm
diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
index 7769524..426e1c1 100644
--- a/.npmignore
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -12,4 +12,5 @@ LICENSE
 package.json
 *-lock.yaml
 tsconfig.json
-vite.config.js
\ No newline at end of file
+vite.config.js
+.npmrc
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..542abf2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com/odusanya
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 1f6b180..57b79a9 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@odusanya/african-countries",
-  "version": "3.0.0-rc.4",
+  "version": "3.0.0-rc.5",
   "description": "JSON Library of countries in Africa and their country codes(ISO Alpha-2 and Alpha-3)",
   "repository": "github:odusanya/african-countries",
   "license": "MIT",