Merge pull request #47 from web-slate/main Release - 20th Jan 2026

[ramsunvtech]

What

Fixes npm authentication in the GitHub Actions pipeline so semantic-release can
fully automate versioning, tagging, GitHub releases, and npm publishing.

Why

semantic-release was failing during the npm verification step due to missing
explicit npm authentication, resulting in E401 (Unauthorized) errors and no
published releases.

Changes

• Explicitly configure npm authentication using NPM_TOKEN
• Ensure semantic-release can:
  • Bump version automatically
  • Create git tags
  • Create GitHub releases
  • Publish packages to npm
• Keep release fully automated with no manual version changes

How to test

1. Merge this PR into the release branch
2. Push a commit with a Conventional Commit message (e.g. feat: or fix:)
3. Verify:
   • New git tag is created
   • GitHub release is published
   • Package is published to npm

Notes

• Requires a valid npm Automation token with publish access
• 2FA must be set to Authorization only