diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index bfbc8d32..d35c14fb 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -125,6 +125,6 @@ release:
   before_script:
     - apk add --no-cache git
     - git remote set-url origin https://jdalrymple:${GITHUB_TOKEN}@github.com/jdalrymple/gitbeaker.git
-    - echo '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}'>.npmrc
+    - echo '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN'>.npmrc
     - git checkout master
   script: yarn release