diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
deleted file mode 100644
index 7ef390b5..00000000
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,34 +0,0 @@
-# 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: NPM publish 📦
-
-on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
-
-jobs:
-  build:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-      - run: npm i
-      - run: npm run code:publish
-      - run: npm test
-
-  publish-npm:
-    needs: build
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        with:
-          node-version: 20
-          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
-      - run: npm i
-      - run: npm publish
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_PUBLISH}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please-npm.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15fefa8d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please-npm.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+name: release-please
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v4
+        id: release
+        with:
+          release-type: node
+      # The logic below handles the npm publication:
+      - 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: 20
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: npm i
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - run: |
+          npm test
+          npm run code:publish
+          npm publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_PUBLISH}}
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 70b26cc9..95546674 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -21,4 +21,7 @@ jobs:
           token: ${{ secrets.GH_PAT }}
           # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
           # for more options
-          release-type: node
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+
+          release-type: node
+
+          release-type: node
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 197de3bc..8daa0c78 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file. See [standa
 * fixed base distribution function to handle overrides with defaults ([f8c7c7c](https://github.com/xml-wizard/huetiful/commits/f8c7c7cd951bbd107fae2e686039edc40c672b45))
 * fixed type errors in generators ([fce44cb](https://github.com/xml-wizard/huetiful/commits/fce44cbbe004e2cbfada167a32ad1292f7128585))
 
+## [2.2.0](https://github.com/xml-wizard/huetiful/compare/v2.1.1...v2.2.0) (2024-03-28)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* added release-please-npm.yml workflow to publish when a new release is merged ([fce329a](https://github.com/xml-wizard/huetiful/commit/fce329a84a60b2eb44adcdb16799bb8235e33fc5))
+
 ### 2.0.0 (stable)
 
 ##### Notable changes
@@ -59,4 +66,4 @@ Which are similar to i.e `getNearestChroma` but take an additional against param
 
 [npm]: https://npmjs.org/package/huetiful-js
 [home]: https://prjctimg.io/huetiful
-[converters]: https://prjctimg.io/huetiful/converters.html
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+[converters]: https://prjctimg.io/huetiful/converters.html