diff --git a/dist/index.js b/dist/index.js
index ce27906..425614a 100644
Binary files a/dist/index.js and b/dist/index.js differ
diff --git a/src/install-pnpm/run.ts b/src/install-pnpm/run.ts
index 26eb44b..f5b3ae0 100644
--- a/src/install-pnpm/run.ts
+++ b/src/install-pnpm/run.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 import { addPath, exportVariable } from '@actions/core'
 import { spawn } from 'child_process'
-import { rm, writeFile, mkdir } from 'fs/promises'
+import { rm, writeFile, mkdir, copyFile } from 'fs/promises'
 import { readFileSync } from 'fs'
 import path from 'path'
 import { execPath } from 'process'
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import YAML from 'yaml'
 
 export async function runSelfInstaller(inputs: Inputs): Promise<number> {
   const { version, dest, packageJsonFile, standalone } = inputs
+  const { GITHUB_WORKSPACE } = process.env
 
   // prepare self install
   await rm(dest, { recursive: true, force: true })
@@ -19,6 +20,16 @@ export async function runSelfInstaller(inputs: Inputs): Promise<number> {
   // we have ensured the dest directory exists, we can write the file directly
   await writeFile(pkgJson, JSON.stringify({ private: true }))
 
+  // copy .npmrc if it exists to install from custom registry
+  if (GITHUB_WORKSPACE) {
+    try {
+      await copyFile(path.join(GITHUB_WORKSPACE, '.npmrc'), path.join(dest, '.npmrc'))
+    } catch (error) {
+      // Swallow error if .npmrc doesn't exist
+      if (!util.types.isNativeError(error) || !('code' in error) || error.code !== 'ENOENT') throw error
+    }
+  }
+
   // prepare target pnpm
   const target = await readTarget({ version, packageJsonFile, standalone })
   const cp = spawn(execPath, [path.join(__dirname, 'pnpm.cjs'), 'install', target, '--no-lockfile'], {