diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 4c2ffaaf..ffa37584 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
     "url": "git+https://github.com/kaitranntt/ccs.git"
   },
   "license": "MIT",
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public"
+  },
   "author": {
     "name": "Tam Nhu Tran (Kai)",
     "email": "kaitranntt@users.noreply.github.com"
diff --git a/scripts/dev-release.sh b/scripts/dev-release.sh
index de01bde0..fd5607e8 100755
--- a/scripts/dev-release.sh
+++ b/scripts/dev-release.sh
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ PACKAGE_NAME=$(jq -r '.name' package.json)
 if npm view "${PACKAGE_NAME}@${VERSION}" version >/dev/null 2>&1; then
   log_info "npm already has ${PACKAGE_NAME}@${VERSION}, skipping publish"
 else
-  npm publish --tag dev
+  npm publish --tag dev --access public
   log_info "Published to npm with @dev tag"
 fi
 
diff --git a/tests/unit/scripts/github/dev-release-workflow.test.ts b/tests/unit/scripts/github/dev-release-workflow.test.ts
index b61d79ff..5a2d1d40 100644
--- a/tests/unit/scripts/github/dev-release-workflow.test.ts
+++ b/tests/unit/scripts/github/dev-release-workflow.test.ts
@@ -60,4 +60,16 @@ describe('dev release workflow', () => {
     expect(script).toContain('git commit -m "chore(release): ${VERSION}"');
     expect(script).not.toContain('git commit -m "chore(release): ${VERSION} [skip ci]"');
   });
+
+  test('publishes dev releases with explicit public access for scoped package', () => {
+    const packageJsonPath = resolvePath('../../../../package.json');
+    const scriptPath = resolvePath('../../../../scripts/dev-release.sh');
+
+    const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
+    const script = fs.readFileSync(scriptPath, 'utf8');
+
+    expect(packageJson.name).toBe('@kaitranntt/ccs');
+    expect(packageJson.publishConfig).toEqual({ access: 'public' });
+    expect(script).toContain('npm publish --tag dev --access public');
+  });
 });