diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index db21cbc..76a4928 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
         with:
-          node-version: 22
+          node-version: 24
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org
 
       - run: bun install
@@ -49,8 +49,6 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm publish --provenance --access public
         working-directory: packages/ui
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_DEEPGRAM_TOKEN }}
 
   publish-cdn-registry:
     needs: release-please
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index a075291..4074804 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  "packages/ui": "0.1.4"
+  "packages/ui": "0.1.5"
 }
diff --git a/packages/ui/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/ui/CHANGELOG.md
index 968e58f..2294129 100644
--- a/packages/ui/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/ui/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,12 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## [0.1.5](https://github.com/deepgram/ui/compare/ui-v0.1.4...ui-v0.1.5) (2026-09-17)
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* **ui:** compile the standalone `styles.css` export before publishing, so consumer bundlers receive regular CSS instead of Tailwind source directives ([#52](https://github.com/deepgram/ui/issues/52)) ([6256849](https://github.com/deepgram/ui/commit/6256849ae3752b64c02ab4c90a5ba6db28dafbc5))
+
 ## [0.1.4](https://github.com/deepgram/ui/compare/ui-v0.1.3...ui-v0.1.4) (2026-05-11)
 
 
diff --git a/packages/ui/package.json b/packages/ui/package.json
index cfbf8c1..755c7e4 100644
--- a/packages/ui/package.json
+++ b/packages/ui/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@deepgram/ui",
-  "version": "0.1.4",
+  "version": "0.1.5",
   "description": "Pre-built, styled React components for Deepgram Voice Agent — Tailwind v4 + shadcn tokens, fully customizable",
   "type": "module",
   "main": "dist/index.cjs",