diff --git a/ui/.npmrc b/ui/.npmrc
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..924ef22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ui/.npmrc
@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+# Resolve the FontAwesome *free* package from the public npm registry rather than
+# the authenticated npm.fontawesome.com. This lets `npm ci` work in CI without a
+# FontAwesome token (the free package is published to registry.npmjs.org too).
+@fortawesome:registry=https://registry.npmjs.org/
diff --git a/ui/package-lock.json b/ui/package-lock.json
index bf5367a..6419ce5 100644
--- a/ui/package-lock.json
+++ b/ui/package-lock.json
@@ -132,7 +132,7 @@
     },
     "node_modules/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free": {
       "version": "7.2.0",
-      "resolved": "https://npm.fontawesome.com/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/-/fontawesome-free-7.2.0.tgz",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fortawesome/fontawesome-free/-/fontawesome-free-7.2.0.tgz",
       "integrity": "sha512-3DguDv/oUE+7vjMeTSOjCSG+KeawgVQOHrKRnvUuqYh1mfArrh7s+s8hXW3e4RerBA1+Wh+hBqf8sJNpqNrBWg==",
       "dev": true,
       "license": "(CC-BY-4.0 AND OFL-1.1 AND MIT)",