diff --git a/.changeset/lemon-peaches-protect.md b/.changeset/lemon-peaches-protect.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..750f068825e60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/lemon-peaches-protect.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"medusa-dev-cli": patch
+---
+
+Avoid dev cli auth
diff --git a/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/local-npm-registry/index.js b/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/local-npm-registry/index.js
index 25e1d009e4d99..2794b864e6f7e 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/local-npm-registry/index.js
+++ b/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/local-npm-registry/index.js
@@ -49,6 +49,7 @@ exports.publishPackagesLocallyAndInstall = async ({
   ignorePackageJSONChanges,
   yarnWorkspaceRoot,
   externalRegistry,
+  root,
 }) => {
   await startServer()
 
@@ -63,6 +64,7 @@ exports.publishPackagesLocallyAndInstall = async ({
       packageNameToPath,
       versionPostFix,
       ignorePackageJSONChanges,
+      root,
     })
   }
 
diff --git a/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/local-npm-registry/publish-package.js b/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/local-npm-registry/publish-package.js
index b88b0d7336616..e3285e8fece4c 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/local-npm-registry/publish-package.js
+++ b/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/local-npm-registry/publish-package.js
@@ -87,12 +87,16 @@ const adjustPackageJson = ({
  * This is `npm publish` (as in linked comment) and `yarn publish` requirement.
  * This is not verdaccio restriction.
  */
-const createTemporaryNPMRC = ({ pathToPackage }) => {
-  const NPMRCPath = path.join(pathToPackage, `.npmrc`)
-  fs.outputFileSync(NPMRCPath, NPMRCContent)
+const createTemporaryNPMRC = ({ pathToPackage, root }) => {
+  const NPMRCPathInPackage = path.join(pathToPackage, `.npmrc`)
+  fs.outputFileSync(NPMRCPathInPackage, NPMRCContent)
+
+  const NPMRCPathInRoot = path.join(root, `.npmrc`)
+  fs.outputFileSync(NPMRCPathInRoot, NPMRCContent)
 
   return registerCleanupTask(() => {
-    fs.removeSync(NPMRCPath)
+    fs.removeSync(NPMRCPathInPackage)
+    fs.removeSync(NPMRCPathInRoot)
   })
 }
 
@@ -102,6 +106,7 @@ const publishPackage = async ({
   versionPostFix,
   ignorePackageJSONChanges,
   packageNameToPath,
+  root,
 }) => {
   const monoRepoPackageJsonPath = getMonorepoPackageJsonPath({
     packageName,
@@ -119,7 +124,7 @@ const publishPackage = async ({
 
   const pathToPackage = path.dirname(monoRepoPackageJsonPath)
 
-  const uncreateTemporaryNPMRC = createTemporaryNPMRC({ pathToPackage })
+  const uncreateTemporaryNPMRC = createTemporaryNPMRC({ pathToPackage, root })
 
   // npm publish
   const publishCmd = [
diff --git a/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/watch.js b/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/watch.js
index b9cd91d06947a..4eb13e8f88483 100644
--- a/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/watch.js
+++ b/packages/medusa-dev-cli/src/watch.js
@@ -157,6 +157,7 @@ async function watch(
           ignorePackageJSONChanges,
           yarnWorkspaceRoot,
           externalRegistry,
+          root,
         })
       } else {
         // run `yarn`
@@ -342,6 +343,7 @@ async function watch(
             localPackages,
             ignorePackageJSONChanges,
             externalRegistry,
+            root,
           })
           packagesToPublish.clear()
           isPublishing = false