diff --git a/.github/workflows/release_packages.yml b/.github/workflows/release_packages.yml
index 66834e26..be4c2d27 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release_packages.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release_packages.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: "Publish to npmjs.com"
         run: |
-            result=$(pnpm --no-git-checks -r publish -filter '@fluencelabs/*')
+            result=$(pnpm --no-git-checks -r publish -filter '@fluencelabs/*' --access public)
             if [[ $result == "There are no new packages that should be published" ]]
             then
                 echo ERROR: no packages have been published. Did you forget to bump version?
@@ -37,15 +37,3 @@ jobs:
             CI: true
             NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
-      - name: "Get the version of fluence-js package"
-        id: package-version
-        uses: martinbeentjes/npm-get-version-action@main
-        with:
-            path: packages/fluence-js
-
-      - name: "Create tag for release"
-        uses: rickstaa/action-create-tag@v1
-        with:
-          tag: "v${{ steps.package-version.outputs.current-version }}"
-          message: ""
-          github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}