diff --git a/.gitlab-ci.yml b/.gitlab-ci.yml
index 245bf33..9a57226 100644
--- a/.gitlab-ci.yml
+++ b/.gitlab-ci.yml
@@ -29,11 +29,12 @@ publish:development:
   variables:
     NPM_TAG: 'development'
   script:
-    # add the NPM_TAG to the version field in the package file during this script
-    - sed -i -r "/version/s/([0-9\.]+)/\1-${NPM_TAG}.${CI_JOB_ID}/g" packages/primitives/package.json
     # set our npm token and then use lerna to publish all packages that are not marked as "private".
     - npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken ${NPM_AUTH_TOKEN}
-    - npx lerna publish from-package --no-private --yes --registry https://registry.npmjs.org/ --dist-tag ${NPM_TAG}
+    # Publish Primitives
+    # NOTE: The "sed" command will append the JOB_ID version to the current package.json.
+    # TODO: Simplify this in future or use Lerna's "publish" command.
+    - (cd ./packages/primitives && sed -i -r "/version/s/([0-9\.]+)/\1-${NPM_TAG}.${CI_JOB_ID}/g" package.json && npm publish --tag ${NPM_TAG})
   only:
     - development