diff --git a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
index e97f280d..45f7dfda 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/continuous-integration.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
               run: npm run coverage:clover
             - name: Report coverage
               if: always()
-              uses: slavcodev/coverage-monitor-action@1.1.0
+              uses: slavcodev/coverage-monitor-action@v1
               with:
                   github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
                   clover_file: coverage/clover.xml
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-package.yml b/.github/workflows/release-package.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1bc1af0f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-package.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+name: Release NPM package
+
+on:
+    pull_request:
+        branches:
+            - develop
+        types: [closed]
+
+jobs:
+    auto-release:
+        if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+        name: Automated package release
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+        steps:
+            - name: Clone the repository
+              uses: actions/checkout@v3
+              with:
+                  fetch-depth: 0 #avoid unrelated history error
+                  token: ${{ secrets.SEMVER_GH_TOKEN }} #bypass branch protection rule
+
+            - name: Configure git user
+              #configuring git for runner
+              run: |
+                  git config --global user.name "oat-github-bot"
+                  git config --global user.email "oat-github-bot@taotesting.com"
+
+            - name: Install and apply the release tool
+              env:
+                  GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SEMVER_GH_TOKEN }}
+                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.CI_NPM_RELEASE_TOKEN }}
+              run: |
+                  # setup the place
+                  npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}
+                  npm i -g @oat-sa/tao-extension-release
+                  # install the package
+                  npm ci
+                  #create tag and release a new version
+                  taoRelease npmRelease --release-branch master --no-interactive
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 884e765d..559d931d 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
     "name": "@oat-sa/tao-item-runner-qti",
-    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "version": "2.0.1",
     "lockfileVersion": 3,
     "requires": true,
     "packages": {
         "": {
             "name": "@oat-sa/tao-item-runner-qti",
-            "version": "2.0.0",
+            "version": "2.0.1",
             "license": "GPL-2.0",
             "devDependencies": {
                 "@oat-sa/browserslist-config-tao": "^1.0.1",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 87844d9e..3c434a93 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
     "name": "@oat-sa/tao-item-runner-qti",
-    "version": "2.0.0",
+    "version": "2.0.1",
     "displayName": "TAO Item Runner QTI",
     "description": "TAO QTI Item Runner modules",
     "files": [