# How to protect an npm package from supply chain attacks

DevFeed: [How to protect an npm package from supply chain attacks](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/the-secure-way-to-release-an-npm-package-in-2026-19792.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://evilmartians.com/chronicles/the-secure-way-to-release-an-npm-package>)

Author: Travis Turner (richardturner@evilmartians.com)

Published: 2026-07-28T00:00:00Z

Content type: tutorial

Language: en

Sources: [Evil Martians](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/evil-martians.md>)

Topics: [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/npm.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/supply-chain-security.md>), [Security](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/security.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/ci.md>), [GitHub](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/github.md>), [Open Source](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/open-source.md>)

Tags: [2026](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/2026.md>), [ci](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ci.md>), [developer-community](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/developer-community.md>), [dx](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/dx.md>), [github](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/github.md>), [how-to](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/how-to.md>), [javascript](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/javascript.md>), [monorepo](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/monorepo.md>), [npm](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm.md>), [npm-packages](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/npm-packages.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [performance-scale](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/performance-scale.md>), [security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/security.md>), [supply-chain](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain.md>), [supply-chain-security](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/supply-chain-security.md>)

## AI overview

This tutorial explains how to protect npm packages from supply chain attacks. It covers Trusted Publishers, publishing restrictions, organization-wide 2FA, GitHub tag controls, pinned CI actions, CI security linting, cooldowns for new versions, and staged-release approval.

## Source excerpt

How to protect your npm package from being stolen in a supply chain attack and improve its position in security ratings