diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 7c3a7d4..0fc76f7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -15,6 +15,23 @@ jobs:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.RELEASE_PLEASE_TOKEN }}
-          release-type: simple
+          release-type: node
+      - uses:
+          actions/checkout@v4
+          # these if statements ensure that a publication only occurs when
+          # a new release is created:
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 24
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: pnpm publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}