diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 4bbe7eeb4..201c13916 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -105,8 +105,10 @@ node_modules: .npmrc package.json
 well-known: node_modules
 	npx webpack --progress
 
-# .npmrc:
-# 	command gup .npmrc
+.npmrc:
+	# Using @echo instead of echo to avoid printing secret token to stdout
+	@echo -e "@fortawesome:registry=https://npm.fontawesome.com/\n//npm.fontawesome.com/:_authToken=$(FONTAWESOME_NPM_AUTH_TOKEN)" > .npmrc
+
 
 .PHONY: clean
 clean: