diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
index 489ceae..a0f8f16 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 18
       - run: yarn --ignore-engines
       - run: node build.js
-      - run: npm publish
-        env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.NPM_TOKEN}}
+      - run: yarn test
+      - uses: JS-DevTools/npm-publish@v1
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          greater-version-only: true
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index f74eddc..bc9a91b 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "nostr-tools",
-  "version": "1.0.0-alpha2",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta",
   "description": "Tools for making a Nostr client.",
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",