diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 66b7d8d2..e7ece5dd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/bytemain/reconnecting-websocket/issues"
     },
     "publishConfig": {
-        "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+        "registry": "https://registry.npmjs.org",
+        "access": "public"
     },
     "homepage": "https://github.com/bytemain/reconnecting-websocket#readme",
     "lint-staged": {