diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 38ac5fbef..4dcb2bd85 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -30,6 +30,11 @@ jobs:
           echo branch `git branch --show-current`;
           echo node `node -v`;
 
+      - name: Initliaze .npmrc
+        run: >
+          echo -e "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}\n$(cat .npmrc)" > .npmrc
+          && cat -n .npmrc
+
       - name: Install pnpm
         run: |
           npm install pnpm -g;
@@ -43,8 +48,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: pnpm install
         run: pnpm install
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
 
       - name: Build Packages
         run: pnpm build --recursive
@@ -58,4 +61,5 @@ jobs:
       - name: Release and Publish Packages
         run: pnpm release --filter [HEAD^]
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN}}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index a4dc4a3e9..b500e9003 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
+registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
+
 enable-pre-post-scripts = true
 link-workspace-packages = false
 shamefully-hoist = true
diff --git a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.js b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.js
index d3e1f18a1..c814b123b 100644
--- a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.js
+++ b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.js
@@ -86,7 +86,9 @@ export function dynamicImportToGlob(node, sourceString) {
     );
   }
 
-  if (glob.startsWith('./*.')) {
+  // Disallow ./*.ext
+  const ownDirectoryStarExtension = /^\.\/\*\.[\w]+$/;
+  if (ownDirectoryStarExtension.test(glob)) {
     throw new VariableDynamicImportError(
       `${
         `invalid import "${sourceString}". Variable imports cannot import their own directory, ` +
diff --git a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.test.js b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.test.js
index bbd350e40..5d0508ec8 100644
--- a/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.test.js
+++ b/packages/dynamic-import-vars/test/src/dynamic-import-to-glob.test.js
@@ -17,6 +17,15 @@ test('template literal with variable filename', (t) => {
   t.is(glob, './foo/*.js');
 });
 
+test('template literal with dot-prefixed suffix', (t) => {
+  const ast = CustomParser.parse('import(`./${bar}.entry.js`);', {
+    sourceType: 'module'
+  });
+
+  const glob = dynamicImportToGlob(ast.body[0].expression.arguments[0]);
+  t.is(glob, './*.entry.js');
+});
+
 test('template literal with variable directory', (t) => {
   const ast = CustomParser.parse('import(`./foo/${bar}/x.js`);', {
     sourceType: 'module'