diff --git a/plugins/npm/__tests__/npm.test.ts b/plugins/npm/__tests__/npm.test.ts
index 7430484a2..c8e58de52 100644
--- a/plugins/npm/__tests__/npm.test.ts
+++ b/plugins/npm/__tests__/npm.test.ts
@@ -681,6 +681,7 @@ describe("publish", () => {
       "--yes",
       "from-package",
       "--exact",
+      "--no-verify-access"
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -703,6 +704,7 @@ describe("publish", () => {
       "--yes",
       "from-package",
       false,
+      "--no-verify-access"
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -728,6 +730,7 @@ describe("publish", () => {
       false,
       "--legacy-auth",
       "abcd",
+      "--no-verify-access"
     ]);
   });
 
@@ -752,6 +755,7 @@ describe("publish", () => {
       false,
       "--contents",
       "dist/publish-folder",
+      "--no-verify-access"
     ]);
   });
 
diff --git a/plugins/npm/src/index.ts b/plugins/npm/src/index.ts
index 63f29567b..af23b08a7 100644
--- a/plugins/npm/src/index.ts
+++ b/plugins/npm/src/index.ts
@@ -1447,6 +1447,7 @@ export default class NPMPlugin implements IPlugin {
           ...(await getRegistryArgs()),
           ...getPublishFolderArgs(this.publishFolder, { isMonorepo: true }),
           ...getLegacyAuthArgs(this.legacyAuth, { isMonorepo: true }),
+          "--no-verify-access", // permit automation tokens https://github.com/lerna/lerna/issues/2788
         ]);
       } else {
         const { private: isPrivate } = await loadPackageJson();