github action can now publich release candidates

.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml

@@ -8,13 +8,28 @@ jobs:
   build-and-publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ github.event.release.target_commitish }}
+
       - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: 20
           registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run make
-      - run: npm publish --access public
+
+      - name: Publish NPM package (regular)
+        if: !github.event.release.prerelease
+        run: |
+          npm publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
+
+      - name: Publish NPM package (pre-release)
+        if: github.event.release.prerelease
+        run: |
+          npm publish --tag next
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{secrets.npm_token}}