diff --git a/js/npm.templates/kotlin-compiler/package.json b/js/npm.templates/kotlin-compiler/package.json
index 80bafd0d1d9..e51e94e5366 100644
--- a/js/npm.templates/kotlin-compiler/package.json
+++ b/js/npm.templates/kotlin-compiler/package.json
@@ -18,5 +18,8 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "kotl.in/issue"
   },
-  "homepage": "kotlinlang.org"
+  "homepage": "kotlinlang.org",
+  "publishConfig" : {
+    "tag" : "dev"
+  }
 }
diff --git a/js/npm.templates/kotlin/package.json b/js/npm.templates/kotlin/package.json
index 2fac326ba12..aa42b62390f 100644
--- a/js/npm.templates/kotlin/package.json
+++ b/js/npm.templates/kotlin/package.json
@@ -19,5 +19,8 @@
   "bugs": {
     "url": "kotl.in/issue"
   },
-  "homepage": "kotlinlang.org"
+  "homepage": "kotlinlang.org",
+  "publishConfig" : {
+    "tag" : "dev"
+  }
 }