diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 3f01a70..d97794b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -45,13 +45,12 @@ jobs:
     
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v2
         with:
-          node-version: "16.x"
+          node-version: "12.x"
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-      - run: npm ci
       - run: npm version patch
-      - run: npm publish
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
+      - uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
 
           
       - name: commit