diff --git a/.github/workflows/node.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
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diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
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+name: release
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      semver:
+        description: "The semver to use"
+        required: true
+        default: "patch"
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - auto
+          - patch
+          - minor
+          - major
+          - prerelease
+          - prepatch
+          - preminor
+          - premajor
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      issues: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Use Node.js 18
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        with:
+          node-version: 18
+      - name: Install buf cli
+        uses: bufbuild/buf-setup-action@v1.9.0
+      - run: buf --version
+      - uses: nearform-actions/optic-release-automation-action@v4
+        with:
+          commit-message: "Release {version}"
+          sync-semver-tags: true
+          access: "public"
+          semver: ${{ github.event.inputs.semver }}
+          npm-tag: ${{ startsWith('pre', github.event.inputs.semver) && 'next' || 'latest' }}
+          # optional: set this secret in your repo config for publishing to NPM
+          # npm-token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          build-command: |
+            npm install
+            npm run build