From 09c4d379ee25de99e6a0444a04ef45d524c1c3bd Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Matt Simerson <matt@tnpi.net>
Date: Sun, 15 Mar 2026 16:54:42 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] stuff

---
 .github/workflows/publish.yml | 9 ++++++++-
 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 337ce04..fea6fe1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -37,7 +37,14 @@ jobs:
           # fetch-depth 0 needed by GitHub Release
 
       - name: publish to NPM
-        run: npm publish --access=public
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(node -e 'console.log(require("./package.json").version)')
+          if printf '%s' "$VERSION" | grep -q -- '-'; then
+            # prerelease versions get the "next" tag
+            npm publish --access=public --tag=next
+          else
+            npm publish --access=public
+          fi
 
   publish-gpr:
     needs: build