diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
index f87650f0fe..34afb56623 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
@@ -52,6 +52,14 @@ jobs:
           echo "version=${NEW_VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
           npm version --no-git-tag-version "${NEW_VERSION}"
 
+      - name: 'Debug .npmrc'
+        run: |
+          echo "--- Listing files in current directory ---"
+          ls -la
+          echo "--- Contents of .npmrc ---"
+          cat .npmrc
+          echo "---------------------------"
+
       - name: 'Publish to GitHub Packages'
         run: |
           if [[ "${{ github.event_name }}" == "pull_request" ]]; then