diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-noir-wasm.yml b/.github/workflows/release-noir-wasm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d862ad6993a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-noir-wasm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+name: Release Noir Wasm
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+  publish-noir-wasm:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-22.04
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - uses: actions/cache@v3
+        with:
+          path: |
+            ~/.cargo/bin/
+            ~/.cargo/registry/index/
+            ~/.cargo/registry/cache/
+            ~/.cargo/git/db/
+            target/
+          key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
+
+      - uses: cachix/install-nix-action@v22
+        with:
+          nix_path: nixpkgs=channel:nixos-23.05
+
+      - name: Build with Nix
+        run: |
+          nix build -L .#wasm
+
+      - name: Copy output
+        run: |
+          cp -r $(readlink result)/* .
+    
+      - name: Authenticate with npm
+        run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" > ~/.npmrc
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        run: |
+          npm publish --access public
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1be360068da..5968577f971 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -74,11 +74,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Dispatch to noir_wasm
         uses: benc-uk/workflow-dispatch@v1
         with:
-          workflow: update.yml
-          repo: noir-lang/noir_wasm
+          workflow: release-noir-wasm.yml
           ref: master
           token: ${{ secrets.NOIR_REPO_TOKEN }}
-          inputs: '{ "noir-ref": "${{ needs.release-please.outputs.tag-name }}" }'
 
   publish-noir-js:
     name: Publish noir_js package
diff --git a/compiler/wasm/build.sh b/compiler/wasm/build.sh
index 22acdd06cba..8157e42c6de 100755
--- a/compiler/wasm/build.sh
+++ b/compiler/wasm/build.sh
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ rm -rf $self_path/result >/dev/null 2>&1
 if [ -v out ]; then
   echo "Will install package to $out (defined outside installPhase.sh script)"
 else
-  out="$self_path/outputs/out"
+  export out="$self_path/outputs/out"
   echo "Will install package to $out"
 fi