diff --git a/packages/js/src/utils/minimal-publish-script.ts b/packages/js/src/utils/minimal-publish-script.ts
index 6ff787e7e268c..dca92c8c91ac5 100644
--- a/packages/js/src/utils/minimal-publish-script.ts
+++ b/packages/js/src/utils/minimal-publish-script.ts
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ try {
 }
 
 // Execute "npm publish" to publish
-execSync(\`npm publish --access public\`);
+execSync(\`npm publish --access public --tag \${tag}\`);
 `;
 
 export function addMinimalPublishScript(tree: Tree) {