diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
index 34afb56623..eca734c2fb 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-and-publish.yml
@@ -44,6 +44,14 @@ jobs:
       - name: 'Prepare for GitHub release'
         run: 'node scripts/prepare-github-release.js'
 
+      - name: 'Debug .npmrc after prepare-github-release'
+        run: |
+          echo "--- Listing files in current directory after prepare-github-release ---"
+          ls -la
+          echo "--- Contents of .npmrc after prepare-github-release ---"
+          cat .npmrc
+          echo "---------------------------------------------------------"
+
       - name: 'Set CI Version'
         id: 'version'
         run: |