diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
index 43d5e5f7..4ee1794c 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -25,6 +25,11 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
           cache: 'pnpm'
 
+      - name: 🔐 Configure Private Registry
+        run: |
+          echo "@mintel:registry=https://npm.infra.mintel.me" > .npmrc
+          echo "//npm.infra.mintel.me/:_authToken=${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASS }}" >> .npmrc
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
         env:
diff --git a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
index dac2b340..77479ef5 100644
--- a/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
+++ b/.gitea/workflows/deploy.yml
@@ -173,6 +173,11 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
           cache: 'pnpm'
 
+      - name: 🔐 Configure Private Registry
+        run: |
+          echo "@mintel:registry=https://npm.infra.mintel.me" > .npmrc
+          echo "//npm.infra.mintel.me/:_authToken=${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASS }}" >> .npmrc
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
         env:
@@ -426,6 +431,11 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 20
           cache: 'pnpm'
 
+      - name: 🔐 Configure Private Registry
+        run: |
+          echo "@mintel:registry=https://npm.infra.mintel.me" > .npmrc
+          echo "//npm.infra.mintel.me/:_authToken=${{ secrets.REGISTRY_PASS }}" >> .npmrc
+
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
 
diff --git a/Dockerfile b/Dockerfile
index f3af2525..47e97fe3 100644
--- a/Dockerfile
+++ b/Dockerfile
@@ -9,8 +9,12 @@ WORKDIR /app
 RUN npm install -g pnpm@10
 
 # Install dependencies based on the preferred package manager
-COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml* .npmrc* ./
+COPY package.json pnpm-lock.yaml* ./
 ARG NPM_TOKEN
+RUN if [ -n "$NPM_TOKEN" ]; then \
+    echo "@mintel:registry=https://npm.infra.mintel.me" > .npmrc && \
+    echo "//npm.infra.mintel.me/:_authToken=$NPM_TOKEN" >> .npmrc; \
+    fi
 RUN --mount=type=cache,target=/root/.local/share/pnpm/store pnpm install --frozen-lockfile