diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/jobs/npm-publish.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/jobs/npm-publish.yml
index e435a213c9eb..f3b91bcd0119 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/jobs/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/jobs/npm-publish.yml
@@ -68,11 +68,13 @@ jobs:
             Write-Host "Publishing packages with tag: $tag"
           displayName: 'Packages to be published'
 
+        - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-authenticated-npmrc.yml
+          parameters:
+            npmrcPath: $(ArtifactPath)/.npmrc
+            registryUrl: ${{ parameters.Registry }}
+            CustomCondition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['SkipPublishing'], 'true'))
+  
         - ${{ if eq(parameters.Registry, 'https://registry.npmjs.org/') }}:
-        
-          - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/reset-npmrc.yml
-            parameters:
-              Registry: ${{ parameters.Registry }}
 
           - task: EsrpRelease@9
             displayName: 'Publish ${{ parameters.ArtifactName }} via ESRP'
@@ -117,12 +119,6 @@ jobs:
             condition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['SkipPublishing'], 'true'))
 
         - ${{ else }}:
-          - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-authenticated-npmrc.yml
-            parameters:
-              npmrcPath: $(ArtifactPath)/.npmrc
-              registryUrl: ${{ parameters.Registry }}
-              CustomCondition: and(succeeded(), ne(variables['SkipPublishing'], 'true'))
-
           - pwsh: |
               foreach ($package in (dir $(ArtifactPath) *.tgz -Recurse)) {
                 Write-Host "npm publish $package --verbose --access public --tag $(TagName) --registry ${{ parameters.Registry }}"
diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-authenticated-npmrc.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-authenticated-npmrc.yml
index cb29d1312ebd..1b67a893874f 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-authenticated-npmrc.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-authenticated-npmrc.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: ServiceConnection
     type: string
     default: ''
+  - name: SkipAuthentication
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
 
 steps:
 - pwsh: |
@@ -25,9 +28,10 @@ steps:
   displayName: 'Create .npmrc'
   condition: ${{ parameters.CustomCondition }}
 
-- task: npmAuthenticate@0
-  displayName: Authenticate .npmrc
-  condition: ${{ parameters.CustomCondition }}
-  inputs:
-    workingFile: ${{ parameters.npmrcPath }}
-    azureDevOpsServiceConnection: ${{ parameters.ServiceConnection }}
+- ${{ if not(parameters.SkipAuthentication) }}:
+  - task: npmAuthenticate@0
+    displayName: Authenticate .npmrc
+    condition: ${{ parameters.CustomCondition }}
+    inputs:
+      workingFile: ${{ parameters.npmrcPath }}
+      azureDevOpsServiceConnection: ${{ parameters.ServiceConnection }}
diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-tags-and-git-release.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-tags-and-git-release.yml
index ed7c2e420208..28a5bf7fac61 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-tags-and-git-release.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/create-tags-and-git-release.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ parameters:
   RepoId: $(Build.Repository.Name)
   WorkingDirectory: ''
   ScriptDirectory: eng/common/scripts
+  NpmConfigUserConfig: ''
 
 steps:
 - task: PowerShell@2
@@ -23,3 +24,5 @@ steps:
   timeoutInMinutes: 5
   env:
     GH_TOKEN: $(azuresdk-github-pat)
+    ${{ if ne(parameters.NpmConfigUserConfig, '') }}:
+      NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG: ${{ parameters.NpmConfigUserConfig }}
diff --git a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml
index 51edbc44b2f3..9b4f9e33b67c 100644
--- a/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml
+++ b/eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/update-docsms-metadata.yml
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ parameters:
   - name: PackageSourceOverride
     type: string
     default: ''
+  - name: NpmConfigUserConfig
+    type: string
+    default: ''
 steps:
   - ${{ if eq(length(parameters.PackageInfoLocations), 0) }}:
     - pwsh: |
@@ -91,6 +94,9 @@ steps:
           -RepoId '${{ parameters.RepoId }}' `
           -PackageSourceOverride '${{ parameters.PackageSourceOverride }}'
       displayName: Apply Documentation Updates
+      env:
+        ${{ if ne(parameters.NpmConfigUserConfig, '') }}:
+          NPM_CONFIG_USERCONFIG: ${{ parameters.NpmConfigUserConfig }}
 
     - template: /eng/common/pipelines/templates/steps/git-push-changes.yml
       parameters: