diff --git a/lib/cli/scripts/npm-publish.ts b/lib/cli/scripts/npm-publish.ts
index 0706b293f4..425761521e 100644
--- a/lib/cli/scripts/npm-publish.ts
+++ b/lib/cli/scripts/npm-publish.ts
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ function changeRegistry(args: PublishArgs, project: string) {
         `strict-ssl=false
 registry=http://${args.npmRegistry}
 //${args.npmRegistry}/:_authToken="${args.tokenRegistry}"`;
+
     try {
+        fs.mkdirSync(folder, { recursive: true });
         fs.writeFileSync(`${folder}/.npmrc`, content);
     } catch (e) {
         logger.error('Cannot write file', e);
diff --git a/scripts/build/build-cli.sh b/scripts/build/build-cli.sh
index 43dc5258e3..953ca24397 100755
--- a/scripts/build/build-cli.sh
+++ b/scripts/build/build-cli.sh
@@ -10,18 +10,9 @@ npm i
 npm run dist
 
 cd $DIR/../../
-if [ -e "./lib/dist/cli" ];
-then
-    rm -rf "./lib/dist/cli" ;
-else if [ ! -d "./lib/dist" ];
-    then
-    mkdir ./lib/dist
-    fi
-fi
-
 cp -R ./lib/cli/dist lib/dist/cli/
 
 echo "====== Move to node_modules ======"
 rm -rf ./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-cli/ && \
 mkdir -p ./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-cli/ && \
-cp -R ./lib/dist/cli/* ./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-cli/
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+cp -R ./lib/dist/cli/* ./node_modules/@alfresco/adf-cli/
diff --git a/scripts/travis/release/release-npm.sh b/scripts/travis/release/release-npm.sh
index 8f4974d113..aa1bb32c83 100755
--- a/scripts/travis/release/release-npm.sh
+++ b/scripts/travis/release/release-npm.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ then
     fi
 
     echo "Publishing on npm with tag $TAG_NPM"
-    npx @alfresco/adf-cli npm-publish --npmRegistry $NPM_REGISTRY_ADDRESS --tokenRegistry $NPM_REGISTRY_TOKEN --tag $TAG_NPM --pathProject "$(pwd)"
+    npx @alfresco/adf-cli@alpha npm-publish --npmRegistry $NPM_REGISTRY_ADDRESS --tokenRegistry $NPM_REGISTRY_TOKEN --tag $TAG_NPM --pathProject "$(pwd)"
 else
      echo "PR No need to release in NPM"
 fi;