diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index 5c72a3f..7a15ffc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ jobs:
 
           # Get versions
           CURRENT_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
-          OLD_VERSION=$(git show main:package.json | node -p "JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync(0, 'utf-8')).version")
+          OLD_VERSION=$(git show main:package.json | node -p "JSON.parse(require('fs').readFileSync(0).toString()).version")
 
           if [ "$CURRENT_VERSION" != "$OLD_VERSION" ]; then
             echo "Version bumped from $OLD_VERSION to $CURRENT_VERSION"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index a23e0b6..7863ec6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Publish to GitHub Packages
         run: |
-          pnpm config set //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           pnpm publish --no-git-checks
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          gh release create v$VERSION --generate-notes