diff --git a/ccm-static-theme-index-builder/pom.xml b/ccm-static-theme-index-builder/pom.xml
index 1014557f1..889b174ee 100644
--- a/ccm-static-theme-index-builder/pom.xml
+++ b/ccm-static-theme-index-builder/pom.xml
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@
                         <phase>deploy</phase>
 
                         <configuration>
-                            <arguments>publish --userconfig ../libreccm.npmrc</arguments>
+                            <arguments>publish --force --userconfig ../libreccm.npmrc</arguments>
                         </configuration>
                     </execution>
                 </executions>
diff --git a/libreccm.npmrc b/libreccm.npmrc
index a7557b53d..8c4eeb8e3 100644
--- a/libreccm.npmrc
+++ b/libreccm.npmrc
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 auth-type=legacy
-force=true
 @libreccm:registry=https://git.libreccm.org/api/packages/libreccm/npm/
 @librecms:registry=https://git.libreccm.org/api/packages/libreccm/npm/
 @libreccm:access=public