chore: fixes to release workflow and release shortcuts

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 name: Release
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*.*.*'
@@ -86,10 +84,33 @@ jobs:
           name: dist
           path: dist/
 
+  create-release:
+    name: Create GitHub Release
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: [lint, test, build]
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@08c6903cd8c0fde910a37f88322edcfb5dd907a8 # v5.0.0
+
+      - name: Download build artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@634f93cb2916e3fdff6788551b99b062d0335ce0 # v5.0.0
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@c062e08bd532815e2082a85e87e3ef29c3e6d191 # v2.2.0
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
+          files: |
+            dist/**/*
+
   publish:
     name: Publish to npm
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    needs: [lint, test, build]
+    needs: [lint, test, build, create-release]
     permissions:
       contents: read
       id-token: write
@@ -110,7 +131,24 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build project
         run: npm run build
 
+      - name: Check if version exists on npm
+        id: check-version
+        run: |
+          PACKAGE_VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          PACKAGE_NAME=$(node -p "require('./package.json').name")
+          echo "version=$PACKAGE_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          echo "name=$PACKAGE_NAME" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+
+          if npm view "$PACKAGE_NAME@$PACKAGE_VERSION" version 2>/dev/null; then
+            echo "exists=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "⚠️ Version $PACKAGE_VERSION already exists on npm, skipping publish"
+          else
+            echo "exists=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            echo "✅ Version $PACKAGE_VERSION does not exist on npm, will publish"
+          fi
+
       - name: Publish to npm
+        if: steps.check-version.outputs.exists == 'false'
         run: npm publish --provenance --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}