diff --git a/.github/workflows/staging-build-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/staging-build-pr.yml
index 2ddf5bb324..864f71aabe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/staging-build-pr.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/staging-build-pr.yml
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ jobs:
             translations/ \
             server.mjs \
             package*.json \
+            .npmrc \
             feature-flags.json \
             next.config.js \
             app.json \
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index 24c1c66a1b..e4741d5ebc 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -90,6 +90,7 @@ COPY --chown=node:node middleware ./middleware
 COPY --chown=node:node translations ./translations
 COPY --chown=node:node server.mjs ./server.mjs
 COPY --chown=node:node package*.json ./
+COPY --chown=node:node .npmrc ./
 COPY --chown=node:node feature-flags.json ./
 COPY --chown=node:node next.config.js ./