diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 76b04f955..8d0df4a67 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1 +1,2 @@
-@zowe:registry=https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/api/npm/npm-release/
\ No newline at end of file
+@zowe:registry=https://zowe.jfrog.io/zowe/api/npm/npm-release/
+install-links=false