diff --git a/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7eec4b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/auto-tag.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+name: Auto Tag on Release PR Merge
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  tag:
+    if: >
+      github.event.pull_request.merged == true &&
+      startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'Release v')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Extract version from PR title
+        id: version
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(echo "${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}" | sed 's/^Release //')
+          echo "tag=$VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        run: |
+          git tag "${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"
+          git push origin "${{ steps.version.outputs.tag }}"
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index d9cd61e..0a4a2c1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -19,6 +19,16 @@ jobs:
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm test
-      - run: npm publish
+      - name: Determine npm tag
+        id: npm-tag
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${GITHUB_REF#refs/tags/v}"
+          if echo "$VERSION" | grep -qE '(alpha|beta|rc|next)'; then
+            echo "tag=next" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "tag=latest" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - run: npm publish --tag ${{ steps.npm-tag.outputs.tag }}
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}