diff --git a/.github/workflows/cd_publish.yml b/.github/workflows/cd_publish.yml
index 8b37f41..0bbe6b3 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/cd_publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/cd_publish.yml
@@ -5,6 +5,15 @@ on:
     branches:
       - main
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      tag:
+        description: 'Existing release tag to publish or retry'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+
+concurrency:
+  group: npm-publish-${{ github.repository }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -14,50 +23,55 @@ permissions:
 
 jobs:
   release-please:
+    if: github.event.repository.fork == false && !inputs.tag
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     timeout-minutes: 15
-    if: github.event.repository.fork == false
-    name: Release Please
+    outputs:
+      created: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      tag: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag_name }}
     steps:
       - name: 🤝 Release Please
-        uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
         id: release
         with:
           token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          release-type: node
-          package-name: '@pokujs/shared-resources'
-          changelog-path: 'CHANGELOG.md'
 
-      - name: ➕ Actions - Checkout
+  publish:
+    needs: release-please
+    if: always() && github.event.repository.fork == false && (inputs.tag || needs.release-please.outputs.created == 'true')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    env:
+      RELEASE_TAG: ${{ inputs.tag || needs.release-please.outputs.tag }}
+    steps:
+      - name: ➕ Actions - Checkout release
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ env.RELEASE_TAG }}
 
       - name: ➕ Actions - Setup Node.js
         uses: actions/setup-node@v4
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
         with:
-          check-latest: true
-          node-version: lts/*
+          node-version: '24'
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          cache: npm
 
-      - name: ➕ Cache dependencies
-        uses: actions/cache@v4
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
-        with:
-          path: ~/.npm
-          key: npm-linux-${{ hashFiles('package-lock.json') }}
-          restore-keys: npm-linux-
+      - name: ✅ Verify release version
+        run: node -e 'const { version } = require("./package.json"); if (process.env.RELEASE_TAG !== `v${version}`) throw new Error("Release tag must match the package version.");'
 
       - name: 📦 Installing Dependencies
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: 🚀 Building Poku
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
+      - name: ✅ Validate
+        run: npm run lint && npm test
+
+      - name: 🚀 Building
         run: npm run build
 
+      - name: 📦 Validate package
+        run: npm pack --dry-run
+
       - name: 📥 Publishing Package
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.releases_created }}
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-        run: npm publish --provenance
+        run: npm publish --provenance --access public
diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d719a72
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+{
+  ".": "1.1.3"
+}
diff --git a/release-please-config.json b/release-please-config.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..9c33b5e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/release-please-config.json
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+{
+  "release-type": "node",
+  "include-component-in-tag": false,
+  "packages": {
+    ".": {}
+  }
+}