diff --git a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
index 3ffbccd..5adb17b 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/automerge.yml
@@ -34,11 +34,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: "12.x"
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
       - run: |
           npm version patch
           npm publish
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
+
           
       - name: commit
         id: commit