diff --git a/cli/src/consts.ts b/cli/src/consts.ts
index 66c74912..646cef3c 100644
--- a/cli/src/consts.ts
+++ b/cli/src/consts.ts
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ export function getNapiConfig(
     : releaseVersion
   const version = releaseVersionWithoutPrefix ?? packageVersion
   const packageName = napi?.package?.name ?? name
+  const npmClient: string = napi?.npmClient ?? 'npm'
 
   const binaryName: string = napi?.name ?? 'index'
 
@@ -32,5 +33,6 @@ export function getNapiConfig(
     binaryName,
     packageJsonPath,
     content: pkgJson,
+    npmClient,
   }
 }
diff --git a/cli/src/pre-publish.ts b/cli/src/pre-publish.ts
index 6d8d9045..0051a975 100644
--- a/cli/src/pre-publish.ts
+++ b/cli/src/pre-publish.ts
@@ -38,8 +38,14 @@ export class PrePublishCommand extends Command {
   skipGHRelease = Option.Boolean('--skip-gh-release', false)
 
   async execute() {
-    const { packageJsonPath, platforms, version, packageName, binaryName } =
-      getNapiConfig(this.configFileName)
+    const {
+      packageJsonPath,
+      platforms,
+      version,
+      packageName,
+      binaryName,
+      npmClient,
+    } = getNapiConfig(this.configFileName)
     debug(`Update optionalDependencies in [${packageJsonPath}]`)
     if (!this.isDryRun) {
       await VersionCommand.updatePackageJson(this.prefix, this.configFileName)
@@ -73,7 +79,7 @@ export class PrePublishCommand extends Command {
           console.warn(`[${chalk.yellowBright(dstPath)}] is not existed`)
           continue
         }
-        await spawn('npm publish', {
+        await spawn(`${npmClient} publish`, {
           cwd: pkgDir,
           env: process.env,
         })