WPML installation via Composer using private-composer-installer no longer works

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Hi everyone,
I wanted to share that, as of recent tests, installing WPML via Composer using the private-composer-installer method no longer works.
I was following the setup documented in this post:
WPML + Composer on Roots Discourse

I have correctly configured auth.json at the root of my project with my WPML credentials. Even so, Composer fails when trying to download the plugin ZIP files, returning a 403 Forbidden. I also tested the direct download URLs via curl and still receive a 403 response. The links themselves are valid when opened in a browser.
Has anyone else encountered this issue recently? Are there alternative ways to handle WPML installations in a Bedrock setup via Composer without running into authentication or 403 errors?

Thanks in advance for any insight!

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FWIW, I tested the direct link and it works for me. Try logging into WPML, copy the download url from your WPML dashboard, and try to open it in a private window. The zipfile should be downloaded correctly. Then compare the url in your composer.json file to the download url you just copied, maybe there is a discrepancy.

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Did you add your credentials in your .env file, or in a auth.json file? AFAIK, they should be in the .env file.

WPML_USER_ID=xxx
WPML_KEY=xxx
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