diff --git a/compiler/scripts/publish.js b/compiler/scripts/publish.js
index 74056ac317..bd7d32ddbb 100644
--- a/compiler/scripts/publish.js
+++ b/compiler/scripts/publish.js
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ async function main() {
       try {
         await spawnHelper(
           "npm",
-          [...opts, "--registry=http://registry.npmjs.org"],
+          [...opts, "--registry=https://registry.npmjs.org"],
           {
             cwd: pkgDir,
             stdio: "inherit",