diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-staging.yml b/.github/workflows/release-staging.yml
index eeadaad3a29..54092bbc0ef 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-staging.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-staging.yml
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@ jobs:
       uses: actions/setup-node@v3
       with:
         node-version: 16.x
+    - name: Bump Node memory limit
+      run: echo "NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096" >> $GITHUB_ENV
     - name: Merge master into release
       uses: actions/github-script@v6
       with:
diff --git a/scripts/release/utils/publish.ts b/scripts/release/utils/publish.ts
index 83088410281..55d641cc510 100644
--- a/scripts/release/utils/publish.ts
+++ b/scripts/release/utils/publish.ts
@@ -151,6 +151,12 @@ async function publishPackageInCI(
       stderrText += data.toString();
     });
     await spawnPromise;
+    if (process.env.VERBOSE_NPM_LOGGING === 'true') {
+      console.log(`stdout for ${pkg} publish:`);
+      console.log(stdoutText);
+      console.log(`stderr for ${pkg} publish:`);
+      console.error(stderrText);
+    }
     return spawnPromise;
   } catch (err) {
     console.log(`Error publishing ${pkg}`);