diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 1aa32a58b35aaee0bdae1024511216adc96c8e44..7e39218cfce852dbabfc454fc1bd1079580cd5c7 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -23,14 +23,8 @@ publish:
       - publish
       - master
   script:
-    - echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > .npmrc
-    - echo '@dbp-toolkit:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org' >> .npmrc
-#    - echo //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN} > packages/auth/.npmrc
-#    - sudo npm install --global can-npm-publish
-#    - yarn config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org/
+    - echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > ~/.npmrc
     - yarn config set cache-folder "$CI_PROJECT_DIR/_yarn_cache"
     - yarn install
-#    - yarn logout; npm logout
-#    - npm whoami
     - yarn run build
     - yarn run publish
diff --git a/packages/app-shell/.npmrc b/packages/app-shell/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/packages/app-shell/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/check-in-place-select/.npmrc b/packages/check-in-place-select/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/packages/check-in-place-select/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/common/.npmrc b/packages/common/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/packages/common/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/data-table-view/.npmrc b/packages/data-table-view/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/packages/data-table-view/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/file-handling/.npmrc b/packages/file-handling/.npmrc
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--- a/packages/file-handling/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/knowledge-base-web-page-element-view/.npmrc b/packages/knowledge-base-web-page-element-view/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index bd3327ab5a9da7959388dab26528073f912af07e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/knowledge-base-web-page-element-view/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/language-select/.npmrc b/packages/language-select/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/packages/language-select/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/matomo/.npmrc b/packages/matomo/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/packages/matomo/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/notification/.npmrc b/packages/notification/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/packages/notification/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/person-profile/.npmrc b/packages/person-profile/.npmrc
deleted file mode 100644
index bd3327ab5a9da7959388dab26528073f912af07e..0000000000000000000000000000000000000000
--- a/packages/person-profile/.npmrc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/person-select/.npmrc b/packages/person-select/.npmrc
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--- a/packages/person-select/.npmrc
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@@ -1 +0,0 @@
-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/qr-code-scanner/.npmrc b/packages/qr-code-scanner/.npmrc
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--- a/packages/qr-code-scanner/.npmrc
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-//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}
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