diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index 620172b..d6da661 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 name: Semantic Release and Publish
 
-# Trigger only when release branch gets new commits (PR merge)
+# Trigger only when PR from main to release is merged
 on:
-  push:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
     branches:
       - release
 
@@ -10,18 +12,20 @@ jobs:
   release:
     name: Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    # Only run if PR was merged (not just closed)
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && github.event.pull_request.base.ref == 'release' && github.event.pull_request.head.ref == 'main'
 
-    # Needed permissions for tags, releases, etc.
     permissions:
       contents: write
       issues: write
       pull-requests: write
 
     steps:
-      # 1️⃣ Checkout full repo including history and tags
+      # 1️⃣ Checkout repository with full history and tags
       - name: Checkout repository
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
+          ref: release
           fetch-depth: 0
 
       # 2️⃣ Setup Node.js
@@ -33,7 +37,10 @@ jobs:
 
       # 3️⃣ Install dependencies
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: npm ci
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+          # 🔑 Ensure all semantic-release plugins are installed
+          npm install --save-dev @semantic-release/git @semantic-release/npm @semantic-release/github @semantic-release/release-notes-generator @semantic-release/commit-analyzer
 
       # 4️⃣ Run tests
       - name: Run tests
diff --git a/.releaserc.json b/.releaserc.json
index 4633162..1a17396 100644
--- a/.releaserc.json
+++ b/.releaserc.json
@@ -1,19 +1,16 @@
 {
-  "branches": ["release"],
+  "branches": ["main"],
   "tagFormat": "v${version}",
   "plugins": [
     "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer",
     "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator",
-
     ["@semantic-release/npm", {
       "npmPublish": true
     }],
-
     ["@semantic-release/git", {
       "assets": ["package.json"],
       "message": "chore(release): ${nextRelease.version} [skip ci]"
     }],
-
     "@semantic-release/github"
   ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 62289ee..b462f3b 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "react-chef",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.2.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e4e3206..ca3e1c2 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,16 +1,13 @@
 {
   "name": "react-chef",
-  "version": "0.2.0",
+  "version": "0.3.0",
   "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },
   "description": "Transparent React Boilerplate Apps",
   "main": "index.js",
-  "repository": {
-    "type": "git",
-    "url": "git+https://github.com/web-slate/react-chef.git"
-  },
+  "repository": "web-slate/react-chef",
   "engine": {
     "node": "10",
     "npm": "5"
@@ -37,5 +34,13 @@
     "commander": "^7.1.0",
     "inquirer": "^8.0.0",
     "shelljs": "^0.8.4"
+  },
+  "devDependencies": {
+    "semantic-release": "^22.0.12",
+    "@semantic-release/git": "^10.0.1",
+    "@semantic-release/github": "^9.2.6",
+    "@semantic-release/npm": "^11.0.2",
+    "@semantic-release/commit-analyzer": "^11.1.0",
+    "@semantic-release/release-notes-generator": "^12.1.0"
   }
 }