diff --git a/src/publish-beta/publish.ts b/src/publish-beta/publish.ts
index a2f0bdf..7292076 100644
--- a/src/publish-beta/publish.ts
+++ b/src/publish-beta/publish.ts
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ export async function addNPMRCFile(rootProjectDirectory: string): Promise<void>
 
 export default async function (directory: string): Promise<void> {
   log('publish starting');
+  await addNPMRCFile(directory);
   await exec('npm publish --tag beta', { cwd: directory });
   log('publish completed');
 }