diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm_publish_light.yml b/.github/workflows/npm_publish_light.yml
index 6305cbf1..2496cb80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm_publish_light.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm_publish_light.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ env:
     SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME: "@kindredgroup/cohort_sdk_js"
     SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_NAME: "@kindredgroup/cohort_sdk_client"
     REGISTRY: "https://npm.pkg.github.com"
+    API_URL: "https://api.github.com/orgs/kindredgroup/packages/npm"
+    API_VERSION: "2022-11-28"
 jobs:
     npm:
         strategy:
@@ -130,16 +132,38 @@ jobs:
                 echo "Current version is"
                 npm version
                 echo "Unpublishing faulty version"
-                echo "D: npm unpublish $SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_VERSION"
-                npm unpublish "$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_VERSION" --registry $REGISTRY
+                all_versions_sdk_client_js=$(curl -L -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODE_AUTH_TOKEN -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: $API_VERSION" "$API_URL/cohort_sdk_client/versions")
+                lookup_package_version_id=$(echo $all_versions_sdk_client_js | yq '.[] | select(.name=="$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_VERSION") | .id')
+                if [ "$lookup_package_version_id" == "" ];
+                then                
+                  echo "Unable to find package version id"
+                  exit 1
+                else
+                  echo "Deleting all_versions_sdk_client_js $lookup_package_version_id of $SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_VERSION"
+                  curl -L -X DELETE -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODE_AUTH_TOKEN" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: $API_VERSION" "$API_URL/cohort_sdk_client/versions/$lookup_package_version_id"
+                fi
+                unset all_versions_sdk_client_js
+                unset lookup_package_version_id
+                echo "Done deleting SDK client version"
                 cd ${{ matrix.settings.dirSdkJs }}
                 pwd
                 ls -l
                 echo "Current version is"
                 npm version
                 echo "Unpublishing faulty version"
-                echo "D: npm unpublish $SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_VERSION"
-                npm unpublish "$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_VERSION" --registry $REGISTRY
+                all_versions_sdk_js=$(curl -L -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODE_AUTH_TOKEN -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: $API_VERSION" "$API_URL/cohort_sdk_js/versions")
+                lookup_package_version_id=$(echo $all_versions_sdk_js | yq '.[] | select(.name=="$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_VERSION") | .id')
+                if [ "$lookup_package_version_id" == "" ];
+                then                
+                  echo "Unable to find package version id"
+                  exit 1
+                else
+                  echo "Deleting cohort_sdk_js $lookup_package_version_id of $SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_VERSION"
+                  curl -L -X DELETE -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODE_AUTH_TOKEN" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: $API_VERSION" "$API_URL/cohort_sdk_js/versions/$lookup_package_version_id"
+                fi
+                unset all_versions_sdk_client_js
+                unset lookup_package_version_id
+                echo "Done deleting SDK client JS version"
 
             - name: Build ${{ matrix.settings.dirCohortReplicator }}
               env:
@@ -170,13 +194,35 @@ jobs:
                 echo "Current version is"
                 npm version
                 echo "Unpublishing faulty version"
-                echo "D: npm unpublish $SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_VERSION"
-                npm unpublish "$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_VERSION" --registry $REGISTRY
+                all_versions_sdk_client_js=$(curl -L -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODE_AUTH_TOKEN -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: $API_VERSION" "$API_URL/cohort_sdk_client/versions")
+                lookup_package_version_id=$(echo $all_versions_sdk_client_js | yq '.[] | select(.name=="$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_VERSION") | .id')
+                if [ "$lookup_package_version_id" == "" ];
+                then                
+                  echo "Unable to find package version id"
+                  exit 1
+                else
+                  echo "Deleting all_versions_sdk_client_js $lookup_package_version_id of $SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_CLIENT_PACKAGE_VERSION"
+                  curl -L -X DELETE -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODE_AUTH_TOKEN" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: $API_VERSION" "$API_URL/cohort_sdk_client/versions/$lookup_package_version_id"
+                fi
+                unset all_versions_sdk_client_js
+                unset lookup_package_version_id
+                echo "Done deleting SDK client version"
                 cd ${{ matrix.settings.dirSdkJs }}
                 pwd
                 ls -l
                 echo "Current version is"
                 npm version
                 echo "Unpublishing faulty version"
-                echo "D: npm unpublish $SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_VERSION"
-                npm unpublish "$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_VERSION" --registry $REGISTRY
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+                all_versions_sdk_js=$(curl -L -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODE_AUTH_TOKEN -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: $API_VERSION" "$API_URL/cohort_sdk_js/versions")
+                lookup_package_version_id=$(echo $all_versions_sdk_js | yq '.[] | select(.name=="$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_VERSION") | .id')
+                if [ "$lookup_package_version_id" == "" ];
+                then                
+                  echo "Unable to find package version id"
+                  exit 1
+                else
+                  echo "Deleting cohort_sdk_js $lookup_package_version_id of $SDK_JS_PACKAGE_NAME@$SDK_JS_PACKAGE_VERSION"
+                  curl -L -X DELETE -H "Accept: application/vnd.github+json" -H "Authorization: Bearer $NODE_AUTH_TOKEN" -H "X-GitHub-Api-Version: $API_VERSION" "$API_URL/cohort_sdk_js/versions/$lookup_package_version_id"
+                fi
+                unset all_versions_sdk_client_js
+                unset lookup_package_version_id
+                echo "Done deleting SDK client JS version"
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