diff --git a/Extension/.npmrc b/Extension/.npmrc
index 61e61167e..d8324806f 100644
--- a/Extension/.npmrc
+++ b/Extension/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-registry=https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/azure-public/VisualCpp/_packaging/cpp_PublicPackages/npm/registry/
\ No newline at end of file
+registry=https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/azure-public/VisualCpp/_packaging/cpp_PublicPackages/npm/registry/
+always-auth=true
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/ExtensionPack/.npmrc b/ExtensionPack/.npmrc
index 61e61167e..d8324806f 100644
--- a/ExtensionPack/.npmrc
+++ b/ExtensionPack/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-registry=https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/azure-public/VisualCpp/_packaging/cpp_PublicPackages/npm/registry/
\ No newline at end of file
+registry=https://pkgs.dev.azure.com/azure-public/VisualCpp/_packaging/cpp_PublicPackages/npm/registry/
+always-auth=true
\ No newline at end of file