diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7655f2f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+# only trigger on pull request closed events
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [ closed ]
+name: publish package CI
+
+jobs:
+  build:
+    # this job will only run if the PR has been merged
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest 
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v2
+
+      - name: Use Node.js 14.x
+        # Setup .npmrc file to publish to GitHub Packages
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: 14.x
+          registry-url: 'https://npm.pkg.github.com'
+          # Defaults to the user or organization that owns the workflow file
+          scope: '@cardinalblue'
+
+      - name: Install Package
+        run: yarn
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+
+      # we need to setup user email & name to be able to build the package: https://github.com/fregante/setup-git-user
+      - name: Setup User
+        uses: fregante/setup-git-user@v1
+
+      - name: Build Package
+        run: yarn build
+
+      - name: Publish Package
+        run: yarn publish
+        # https://docs.github.com/en/actions/publishing-packages/publishing-nodejs-packages#authenticating-to-the-destination-repository
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.npmrc b/.npmrc
index 0d58d39..648a56a 100644
--- a/.npmrc
+++ b/.npmrc
@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 @cardinalblue:registry=https://npm.pkg.github.com
-//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${NPM_AUTH_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
+//npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${NODE_AUTH_TOKEN}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 56864a0..c7f8863 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@cardinalblue/cbjs",
-  "version": "1.4.8",
+  "version": "1.4.12",
   "description": "Utilities and common functions and classes for TypeScript, React, RxJS projects",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "typings": "dist/index.d.ts",
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
   "scripts": {
     "test": "jest --config jest.config.js",
     "clean": "rimraf lib dist",
-    "build": "yarn version --patch && tsc",
+    "build": "tsc",
     "p": "yarn publish",
     "peers": "install-peers"
   },