diff --git a/.github/actions/npm-publish/action.yml b/.github/actions/npm-publish/action.yml
index 4727c71..2cea5ef 100644
--- a/.github/actions/npm-publish/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/npm-publish/action.yml
@@ -28,6 +28,11 @@ inputs:
   akeyless-token-path:
     description: "Akeyless token path"
     required: true
+  check-auth-only:
+    description: "Check akeyless token access only"
+    type: boolean
+    default: false
+    required: false
 
 runs:
   using: "composite"
@@ -44,6 +49,7 @@ runs:
     # Setup Node JS with input from node version and set the registry url
     # (defaults to npm registry)
     - name: 'Setup Node JS'
+      if:  ${{ inputs.check-auth-only }} != true
       uses: actions/setup-node@v4
       with:
         node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
@@ -51,6 +57,7 @@ runs:
 
     # Install yarn package manager
     - name: 'Setup yarn'
+      if:  ${{ inputs.check-auth-only }} != true
       shell: bash
       run: |
         npm install --global yarn
@@ -58,13 +65,16 @@ runs:
     # Clabs uses yarn so npm ci (the ci/cd version of npm install) won't work
     # without a json.package lock file, so must use yarn here too
     - uses: bahmutov/npm-install@v1
+      if:  ${{ inputs.check-auth-only }} != true
       with:
         working-directory: ${{ inputs.install-dir }}
 
     - run: yarn build
+      if:  ${{ inputs.check-auth-only }} != true
       shell: bash
 
     - name: Set tag
+      if:  ${{ inputs.check-auth-only }} != true
       id: set-tag
       shell: bash
       run: |
@@ -85,6 +95,7 @@ runs:
           cd ${{ inputs.package-dir }} && \
           npm publish --tag ${{ steps.set-tag.outputs.tag }} --provenance --access ${{ inputs.package-access }}
         fi
+      if:  ${{ inputs.check-auth-only }} != true
       shell: bash
       env:
         # this is the access token in NPM. Note, even though it recommends
diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml
index 7742a55..6777508 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yaml
@@ -29,6 +29,10 @@ on:
       akeyless-token-path:
         required: true
         type: string
+      check-auth-only:
+	default: false
+	type: boolean
+	
 jobs:
 
   npm-publish:
@@ -47,3 +51,4 @@ jobs:
           akeyless-api-gateway: ${{ inputs.akeyless-api-gateway }}
           akeyless-github-access-id: ${{ inputs.akeyless-github-access-id }}
           akeyless-token-path: ${{ inputs.akeyless-token-path }}
+	  check-auth-only: ${{ inputs.check-auth-only }}