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Stage-only npm tokens for safer automation
Publisher description: You can now select Read and write (stage only) when creating an npm granular access token.
github | Sep 18, 2026 | Allison
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Your workflow uses npm stage publish to submit a version. Replace your workflow’s publishing token and use npm stage publish instead of npm publish. Staged publishing works with existing npm packages.
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