diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index 34616dc..b787414 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -1,24 +1,13 @@
-# This workflow will run tests using node and then publish a package to GitHub Packages when a release is created
-# For more information see: https://docs.github.com/en/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages
-
-name: Node.js Package
+name: Publish npm Package
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [created]
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - master
+      - main
 
 jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-      - run: npm test
-
   publish-npm:
-    needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -26,14 +15,15 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 20
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-
-      - name: Get release name
-        run: echo "RELEASE_NAME=${{ github.event.release.name }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-
-      - name: Update package.json version
-        run: |
-          npm version ${{ env.RELEASE_NAME }} --no-git-tag-version
-            
-      - run: npm publish
+      - run: git config --global user.name "GitHub CD bot"
+      - run: git config --global user.email "github-cd-bot@example.com"
+      - run: npm i && npm run test
+      - run: npm config set access public && npx semantic-release
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+      # push the version changes to GitHub
+      - run: git add package.json && git commit -m'update version' && git push
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
+          # The secret is passed automatically. Nothing to configure.
+          github-token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}