diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 6336956211a..b83664c91bd 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
     "start": "webpack-dev-server --port 8030 --inline --hot --config=src-docs/webpack.config.js",
     "test-docker": "docker pull $npm_package_docker_image && docker run --rm -i -e GIT_COMMITTER_NAME=test -e GIT_COMMITTER_EMAIL=test --user=$(id -u):$(id -g) -e HOME=/tmp -v $(pwd):/app -w /app $npm_package_docker_image bash -c 'npm config set spin false && /opt/yarn*/bin/yarn && npm run test && npm run build'",
     "sync-docs": "node ./scripts/docs-sync.js",
-    "build-docs": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production webpack --config=src-docs/webpack.config.js",
+    "build-docs": "cross-env NODE_ENV=production NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=4096 webpack --config=src-docs/webpack.config.js",
     "build": "yarn extract-i18n-strings && node ./scripts/compile-clean.js && node ./scripts/compile-eui.js && node ./scripts/compile-scss.js $npm_package_name",
     "compile-icons": "node ./scripts/compile-icons.js && prettier --write --loglevel=warn \"./src/components/icon/assets/**/*.js\"",
     "extract-i18n-strings": "node ./scripts/babel/fetch-i18n-strings",
diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index caa520277fb..e384690aa56 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -50,8 +50,11 @@ const humanReadableTypes = {
   // push the version commit & tag to upstream
   execSync('git push upstream --tags', execOptions);
 
+  // prompt user for npm 2FA
+  const otp = await getOneTimePassword();
+
   // publish new version to npm
-  execSync('npm publish', execOptions);
+  execSync(`npm publish --otp=${otp}`, execOptions);
 
   // update docs, git commit, git push
   execSync('npm run sync-docs', execOptions);
@@ -75,7 +78,7 @@ async function getVersionTypeFromChangelog() {
 
   // Sanity check, if the changelog contains "No public interface changes"then we shouldn't be releasing
   if (changelog.indexOf('No public interface changes') !== -1) {
-    console.error(`Unable to release: CHANGELOG.md indicates "No public interface changes"`);
+    console.error('Unable to release: CHANGELOG.md indicates "No public interface changes"');
     process.exit(1);
   }
 
@@ -153,3 +156,39 @@ async function promptUserForVersionType() {
     );
   });
 }
+
+async function getOneTimePassword() {
+  const version = require('../package.json').version
+  console.log(chalk.magenta(`Preparing to publish @elastic/eui@${version} to npm registry`));
+  console.log('');
+  console.log(chalk.magenta('The @elastic organization requires membership and 2FA to publish'));
+  console.log(chalk.magenta('What is your one-time password?'));
+
+  return await promptUserForOneTimePassword();
+}
+
+async function promptUserForOneTimePassword() {
+  return new Promise((resolve, reject) => {
+    prompt.message = '';
+    prompt.delimiter = '';
+    prompt.start();
+    prompt.get(
+      {
+        properties: {
+          otp: {
+            description: 'Enter password:',
+            message: 'One-time password is required',
+            required: true
+          },
+        }
+      },
+      (err, { otp }) => {
+        if (err) {
+          reject(err);
+        } else {
+          resolve(otp);
+        }
+      }
+    );
+  });
+}