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.github/workflows/release-please.yml

@@ -29,16 +29,23 @@ jobs:
           version: 9
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: pnpm install
-      - name: Bump version to prerelease
-        if: ${{ ! steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-        run: npm version prerelease
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v5
-        if: ${{ ! steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
-        with:
-          commit_message: bump beta version
-      - name: Create beta zip
+      - name: Release as beta
         if: ${{ ! steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
         run: |
+          # update package version
+          git_hash=$(git rev-parse --short "$GITHUB_SHA")
+          NEXT_VERSION=$(echo $(node -p "require('./package.json').version") | awk -F. -v OFS=. '{$NF += 1 ; print}')
+          BETA_VERSION="${NEXT_VERSION}-${git_hash}"
+          echo "New beta version for NPM: ${BETA_VERSION}"
+          pnpm version ${BETA_VERSION}
+          
+          # push changes
+          git config --global user.name github-actions
+          git config --global user.email github-actions@github.com
+          git add .
+          git commit -m "bump beta version"
+          git push
+          
           # now create zip file
           pnpm run build
           echo ${BETA_VERSION} > dist/version.txt