diff --git a/.github/workflows/actions.yml b/.github/workflows/actions.yml
deleted file mode 100644
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--- a/.github/workflows/actions.yml
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,38 +0,0 @@
-on: [push]
-
-jobs:
-  test:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-
-    strategy:
-      matrix:
-        node-version: [14.x]
-
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v1
-      - name: Use Node.js ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-        with:
-          node-version: ${{ matrix.node-version }}
-      - name: npm install, build, and test
-        run: |
-          npm install
-          npm run test
-          npm run build
-      - name: Upload coverage to Codecov
-        if: runner.os == 'Linux'
-        uses: codecov/codecov-action@v1.0.3
-        with:
-          token: ${{secrets.CODECOV_TOKEN}}
-          file: ./coverage.lcov
-        # take this to a new action on release or tagging
-      - name: npm publish
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v1
-      - name: Publish
-        if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/')
-        run: |
-          cd lib
-          echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" > ~/.npmrc
-          npm publish --access public
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-npm.yml
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index 00000000..f0443b37
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@@ -0,0 +1,82 @@
+name: Deploy to NPM
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+  pull_request:
+    branches:
+      - master
+    types:
+      - closed
+
+permissions:
+  id-token: write # allows the JWT to be requested from GitHub's OIDC provider
+  contents: read # This is required for actions/checkout
+
+jobs:
+  deploy-tag:
+    name: Deploy to NPM
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v') || startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/master') || github.event.pull_request.merged == true
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout source branch
+        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.nvmrc'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Build files
+        env:
+          HUSKY: 0
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+          npm run build
+
+      - name: Publish package to NPM
+        env:
+          HUSKY: 0
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          npm set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          cd lib
+          npm publish
+
+      - name: Get new version number
+        run: |
+          current_version=$(jq -r .version package.json)
+          echo "CURRENT_VERSION_VALUE=$current_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "DATE=$(date)" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - name: Send message to Slack channel
+        id: slack
+        uses: slackapi/slack-github-action@v1.23.0
+        env:
+          SLACK_BOT_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.SLACK_BOT_TOKEN }}
+          PROJECT_NAME: 'Node SDK'
+          NPM_PACKAGE_URL: 'https://www.npmjs.com/package/@rudderstack/rudder-sdk-node'
+        with:
+          channel-id: ${{ secrets.SLACK_RELEASE_CHANNEL_ID }}
+          payload: |
+            {
+              "blocks": [
+                {
+                  "type": "header",
+                  "text": {
+                    "type": "plain_text",
+                    "text": "New release: ${{ env.PROJECT_NAME }}"
+                  }
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "divider"
+                },
+                {
+                  "type": "section",
+                  "text": {
+                    "type": "mrkdwn",
+                    "text": "*Release: <${{ env.NPM_PACKAGE_URL }}|${{ env.CURRENT_VERSION_VALUE }}>*\n${{ env.DATE }}"
+                  }
+                }
+              ]
+            }