diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..12280d4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+name: Publish NPM Package
+
+on:
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
+  workflow_dispatch: # Allow manual trigger
+
+jobs:
+  publish-package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: '18'
+          cache: 'npm'
+          cache-dependency-path: 'package.json'
+
+      - name: Determine release type
+        id: determine-release
+        run: |
+          if [[ "${{ github.ref }}" == refs/tags/v* ]]; then
+            echo "tag=${{ github.ref_name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            if [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.0$ ]]; then
+              echo "release=minor" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            elif [[ "${{ github.ref_name }}" =~ ^v[0-9]+\.[0-9]+\.[0-9]+$ ]]; then
+              echo "release=patch" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            else
+              echo "release=none" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            fi
+          else
+            echo "release=none" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          fi
+
+      - name: Login to npm
+        if: env.release != 'none'
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org/'
+          node-version: '18'
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        if: env.release != 'none'
+        run: npm publish
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diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40b878d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+node_modules/
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diff --git a/.npmignore b/.npmignore
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..821c19d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.npmignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+.github
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diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f59655c..39c8257 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -3,10 +3,8 @@
   "version": "2.1.0",
   "description": "The OpenAI ChatGPT Helper Extension for Hexabot Chatbot / Agent Builder to enable the LLM Capability",
   "scripts": {
-    "release:common": "git push origin --tags && npm publish",
-    "release:patch": "npm version patch && npm run release:common",
-    "release:minor": "npm version minor && npm run release:common",
-    "release": "echo 'Please specify patch or minor: npm run release:patch or npm run release:minor'"
+    "release:patch": "npm version patch && git push origin main --tags",
+    "release:minor": "npm version minor && git push origin main --tags"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "openai": "^4.54.0"