diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..40bfd38
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+name: Release
+
+on:
+  merge_group:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+# Needed for semantic-release to create GitHub releases and publish to npm via OIDC
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  issues: write
+  pull-requests: write
+  id-token: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: Release
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Release
+    environment: Release
+    # Ensure releases run only when code reaches main via GitHub Merge Queue, or when manually dispatched
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.repository == 'HarperFast/nextjs' || github.repository == 'harperfast/nextjs'
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@249970729cb0ef3589644e2896645e5dc5ba9c38 # v6.5.0
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+          cache: npm
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+      # Compile the plugin so a broken build fails the release before it publishes. `dist/` is gitignored
+      # and rebuilt on publish via the `prepublishOnly` script, so this also surfaces build errors early.
+      - name: Build
+        run: npm run build
+      - name: Semantic Release
+        if: ${{ github.event_name == 'push' || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch' || (github.event_name == 'merge_group' && github.event.merge_group.base_ref == 'refs/heads/main') }}
+        uses: cycjimmy/semantic-release-action@b12c8f6015dc215fe37bc154d4ad456dd3833c90 # v6.0.0
+        with:
+          extra_plugins: |
+            @semantic-release/commit-analyzer
+            @semantic-release/release-notes-generator
+            @semantic-release/npm
+            @semantic-release/git
+            @semantic-release/github
+        env:
+          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/verify-commits.yaml b/.github/workflows/verify-commits.yaml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..eff4609
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/verify-commits.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+name: Verify Commits
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [opened, synchronize, edited, reopened, ready_for_review]
+  push:
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  commitlint:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@9c091bb21b7c1c1d1991bb908d89e4e9dddfe3e0 # v7.0.0
+        with:
+          fetch-depth: 0
+      - name: Commitlint
+        uses: wagoid/commitlint-github-action@b948419dd99f3fd78a6548d48f94e3df7f6bf3ed # v6.2.1
+        with:
+          configFile: commitlint.config.cjs
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43ff8b4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+	"branches": ["main"],
+	"plugins": [
+		"@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
+		[
+			"@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
+			{
+				"preset": "conventionalcommits",
+				"presetConfig": {
+					"types": [
+						{ "type": "feat", "section": "Features" },
+						{ "type": "docs", "section": "Documentation" },
+						{ "type": "fix", "section": "Bug Fixes" },
+						{ "type": "perf", "section": "Performance Improvements" },
+						{ "type": "refactor", "section": "Code Improvements" },
+						{ "type": "revert", "section": "Reverts" },
+						{ "type": "test", "section": "Test Improvements" },
+						{ "type": "chore", "scope": "deps", "section": "Dependency Updates" }
+					]
+				}
+			}
+		],
+		"@semantic-release/npm",
+		[
+			"@semantic-release/git",
+			{
+				"assets": ["package.json", "package-lock.json"],
+				"message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]\n\n${nextRelease.notes}"
+			}
+		],
+		"@semantic-release/github"
+	]
+}
diff --git a/commitlint.config.cjs b/commitlint.config.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0327923
--- /dev/null
+++ b/commitlint.config.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+module.exports = {
+	extends: ['@commitlint/config-conventional'],
+	rules: {
+		'subject-case': [0, 'never'],
+		'body-max-line-length': [0, 'never'],
+		'footer-max-line-length': [0, 'never'],
+	},
+};
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f199c0e..2f5d3c7 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -23,6 +23,9 @@
 		"url": "git+https://github.com/HarperFast/nextjs.git"
 	},
 	"license": "Apache-2.0",
+	"publishConfig": {
+		"access": "public"
+	},
 	"files": [
 		"dist/**",
 		"!dist/**/*.test.*",
@@ -40,7 +43,8 @@
 		"build": "tsc -p tsconfig.build.json",
 		"install:fixtures": "node scripts/install-fixtures.js",
 		"test": "npm run build && node --test \"dist/**/*.test.js\"",
-		"test:integration": "playwright test --config integrationTests/playwright.config.ts"
+		"test:integration": "playwright test --config integrationTests/playwright.config.ts",
+		"prepublishOnly": "npm run build"
 	},
 	"engines": {
 		"node": ">=20"