diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc.template
similarity index 100%
rename from .npmrc
rename to .npmrc.template
diff --git a/.travis.yml b/.travis.yml
index 4dfe34244..193ca9be6 100644
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,6 @@ node_js:
   - "8"
 deploy:
   provider: script
-  script: npm publish
+  script: "cp .npmrc.template $HOME/.npmrc && npm publish"
   on:
     branch: master