diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index c7977f5..c70fa96 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -3,6 +3,8 @@ name: main
 on:
     push:
         branches: [master]
+        tags:
+            - "v*.*.*"
     pull_request:
         branches: [master]
     workflow_dispatch:
@@ -57,17 +59,9 @@ jobs:
               run: |
                   brew install wabt;
               if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
-            # Check simd for rust builds
-            - name: Check 2d simd rust build
+            - name: Check simd rust build
               run: |
-                  if ! wasm-objdump -d builds/rapier2d-simd/pkg/rapier_wasm2d_bg.wasm | grep :\\sfd ; then
-                    >&2 echo "ERROR: 2d simd compat build does not include simd opcode prefix." && exit 1
-                  fi
-            - name: Check 3d simd compat build
-              run: |
-                  if ! wasm-objdump -d builds/rapier3d-simd/pkg/rapier_wasm3d_bg.wasm | grep :\\sfd ; then
-                    >&2 echo "ERROR: 3d simd compat build does not include simd opcode prefix." && exit 1
-                  fi
+                  ./scripts/verify_simd_rust.sh
             - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
               with:
                   name: pkg no-compat ${{ matrix.os }}
@@ -92,16 +86,17 @@ jobs:
                       ~/.cargo/git/db/
                       target/
                   key: ${{ runner.os }}-cargo-${{ hashFiles('**/Cargo.lock') }}
-            - run: npm ci;
             - name: Prepare compat builds
               run: |
                   ./builds/prepare_builds/prepare_all_projects.sh
+            - run: npm ci;
             - name: Build rapier-compat
               run: |
                   cd rapier-compat;
                   npm ci;
                   npm run build;
                   npm run test;
+                  cd -;
             # Install dependencies to check simd for builds
             - name: Install wabt
               run: |
@@ -112,16 +107,9 @@ jobs:
                   brew install wabt;
               if: matrix.os == 'macos-latest'
             # Check simd for compat builds
-            - name: Check 2d simd compat build
+            - name: Check simd compat build
               run: |
-                  if ! wasm-objdump -d rapier-compat/builds/2d-simd/pkg/rapier_wasm2d_bg.wasm | grep :\\sfd ; then
-                    >&2 echo "ERROR: 2d simd compat build does not include simd opcode prefix." && exit 1;
-                  fi
-            - name: Check 3d simd compat build
-              run: |
-                  if ! wasm-objdump -d rapier-compat/builds/3d-simd/pkg/rapier_wasm3d_bg.wasm | grep :\\sfd ; then
-                    >&2 echo "ERROR: 3d simd compat build does not include simd opcode prefix." && exit 1;
-                  fi
+                  ./scripts/verify_simd_compat.sh
             # Upload
             - uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
               with:
@@ -129,7 +117,7 @@ jobs:
                   path: |
                       rapier-compat/builds/*/pkg
                   overwrite: true
-    publish:
+    publish-canary:
         runs-on: ubuntu-latest
         needs: [build, build-compat]
         if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master'
@@ -152,3 +140,27 @@ jobs:
                   ./publish_all_canary.sh
               env:
                   NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+    publish-prod:
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        needs: [build, build-compat]
+        # To avoid releasing a wrong version: check this commit is tagged
+        if: startsWith(github.event.workflow_run.head_branch, 'refs/tags/v') }}
+        steps:
+            - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+            - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+              with:
+                  name: pkg no-compat ubuntu-latest
+                  path: builds
+            - uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+              with:
+                  name: pkg compat ubuntu-latest
+                  path: rapier-compat/builds
+            - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+              with:
+                  node-version: "22.x"
+                  registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+            - name: Publish projects
+              run: |
+                  ./publish_all_prod.sh
+              env:
+                  NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index d04cc4b..536e247 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 
 ## Building packages manually
 
+### Rust
+
 From the root of the repository, run:
 
 ```shell
@@ -41,10 +43,28 @@ From the root of the repository, run:
 Note that `prepare_all_projects.sh` only needs to be run once. It needs to be re-run if any file from the
 `builds/prepare_builds` directory (and subdirectories) are modified.
 
-The built packages will be in `builds/rapier2d/pkg`, `builds/rapier3d/pkg`, etc. To build the `-compat` variant of the
+The built packages will be in `builds/rapier2d/pkg`, `builds/rapier3d/pkg`, etc.
+
+### Compat version
+
+To build the `-compat` variant of the
 packages, run `npm run build` in the `rapier-compat` directory. Note that this will only work if you already ran
 `prepare_all_projects.sh`. The compat packages are then generated in, e.g., `rapier-compat/builds/3d/pkg`.
 
+```shell
+git clean -fxd # Delete all untracked files.
+./builds/prepare_builds/prepare_all_projects.sh
+cd rapier-compat;
+npm ci;
+npm run build;
+```
+
+### Building packages in CI
+
+Pushing a tag `v*.*.*` will trigger a CI for production release.
+
+This can fail due to artifacts not available, restart the job manually if needed.
+
 ## Feature selection
 
 Multiple NPM packages exist for Rapier, depending on your needs:
diff --git a/scripts/verify_simd_compat.sh b/scripts/verify_simd_compat.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..9c5f681
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify_simd_compat.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+is_error=0
+
+check_simd_opcode_compat() {
+    local dimension=$1
+    local features_flag=$2
+
+    local file_path="rapier-compat/builds/${dimension}${features_flag}/pkg/rapier_wasm${dimension}_bg.wasm"
+
+    echo "wasm-objdump -d $file_path" >&2
+    if [ "$features_flag" = "-simd" ]; then
+        if ! wasm-objdump -d $file_path | grep :\\sfd > /dev/null ; then
+            >&2 echo "ERROR: ${dimension}${features_flag} compat build should include simd opcode prefix." && exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        if wasm-objdump -d $file_path | grep :\\sfd > /dev/null ; then
+            >&2 echo "ERROR: ${dimension} ${features_flag} compat build should not include simd opcode prefix." && exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+## simd
+
+check_simd_opcode_compat "2d" "-simd" || is_error=1
+check_simd_opcode_compat "3d" "-simd" || is_error=1
+
+
+## not simd
+
+check_simd_opcode_compat "2d" "-deterministic" || is_error=1
+check_simd_opcode_compat "3d" "-deterministic" || is_error=1
+
+check_simd_opcode_compat "2d" "" || is_error=1
+check_simd_opcode_compat "3d" "" || is_error=1
+
+if [ $is_error = 1 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: SIMD check in rust builds failed."
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "SIMD check in rust builds: All checks passed."
+fi
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diff --git a/scripts/verify_simd_rust.sh b/scripts/verify_simd_rust.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..a4518e8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/verify_simd_rust.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+
+is_error=0
+
+check_simd_opcode_rust() {
+    local dimension=$1
+    local features_flag=$2
+
+    local file_path="builds/rapier${dimension}${features_flag}/pkg/rapier_wasm${dimension}_bg.wasm"
+
+    if [ "$features_flag" = "-simd" ]; then
+        if ! wasm-objdump -d $file_path | grep :\\sfd > /dev/null ; then
+            >&2 echo "ERROR: ${dimension}${features_flag} build should include simd opcode prefix." && exit 1
+        fi
+    else
+        if wasm-objdump -d $file_path | grep :\\sfd > /dev/null ; then
+            >&2 echo "ERROR: ${dimension} ${features_flag} build should not include simd opcode prefix." && exit 1
+        fi
+    fi
+}
+
+## simd
+
+check_simd_opcode_rust "2d" "-simd" || is_error=1
+check_simd_opcode_rust "3d" "-simd" || is_error=1
+
+
+## not simd
+
+check_simd_opcode_rust "2d" "-deterministic" || is_error=1
+check_simd_opcode_rust "3d" "-deterministic" || is_error=1
+
+check_simd_opcode_rust "2d" "" || is_error=1
+check_simd_opcode_rust "3d" "" || is_error=1
+
+
+if [ $is_error = 1 ]; then
+    echo "ERROR: SIMD check in rust builds failed."
+    exit 1
+else
+    echo "SIMD check in rust builds: All checks passed."
+fi
\ No newline at end of file