diff --git a/.github/scripts/stage-package.mjs b/.github/scripts/stage-package.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..aeff2bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/stage-package.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,150 @@
+import { appendFileSync } from 'node:fs';
+import { readFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+import { spawnSync } from 'node:child_process';
+
+async function hasPublishedVersion(pkg) {
+	const response = await fetch(
+		`https://registry.npmjs.org/${encodeURIComponent(pkg.name)}`,
+		{ headers: { accept: 'application/vnd.npm.install-v1+json' } }
+	);
+
+	if (response.status === 404) {
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	if (!response.ok) {
+		throw new Error(
+			`Failed to query ${pkg.name}: ${response.status} ${response.statusText}`
+		);
+	}
+
+	const metadata = await response.json();
+	return Object.prototype.hasOwnProperty.call(
+		metadata.versions ?? {},
+		pkg.version
+	);
+}
+
+function getDistTag(version) {
+	const prerelease = version.match(/-([0-9A-Za-z-]+)(?:\.|$)/);
+	return prerelease ? prerelease[1] : 'latest';
+}
+
+function collectStageIds(value, ids = new Set()) {
+	if (!value || typeof value !== 'object') return ids;
+
+	for (const [key, child] of Object.entries(value)) {
+		if (/stage[-_]?id/i.test(key) && typeof child === 'string') {
+			ids.add(child);
+		} else {
+			collectStageIds(child, ids);
+		}
+	}
+
+	return ids;
+}
+
+function runGit(args) {
+	const result = spawnSync('git', args, {
+		encoding: 'utf8',
+		stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe']
+	});
+
+	if (result.stdout) process.stdout.write(result.stdout);
+	if (result.stderr) process.stderr.write(result.stderr);
+	if (result.status !== 0) process.exit(result.status ?? 1);
+}
+
+function hasLocalGitTag(tagName) {
+	const result = spawnSync(
+		'git',
+		['rev-parse', '--verify', '--quiet', `refs/tags/${tagName}`],
+		{ stdio: 'ignore' }
+	);
+	return result.status === 0;
+}
+
+function createGitTag(tagName) {
+	if (hasLocalGitTag(tagName)) {
+		console.log(`Git tag ${tagName} already exists locally.`);
+	} else {
+		runGit(['tag', tagName, '-m', tagName]);
+	}
+
+	// changesets/action parses this line, then pushes the tag and creates the GitHub release.
+	console.log(`New tag: ${tagName}`);
+}
+
+async function main() {
+	const pkg = JSON.parse(await readFile('package.json', 'utf8'));
+	const changesetConfig = JSON.parse(
+		await readFile('.changeset/config.json', 'utf8')
+	);
+
+	if (pkg.private) {
+		console.log(`${pkg.name}@${pkg.version} is private; skipping staging`);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (await hasPublishedVersion(pkg)) {
+		console.log(
+			`${pkg.name}@${pkg.version} is already published; skipping staging`
+		);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	const access =
+		pkg.publishConfig?.access ?? changesetConfig.access ?? 'public';
+	const tag = getDistTag(pkg.version);
+	const args = [
+		'stage',
+		'publish',
+		'.',
+		'--access',
+		access,
+		'--tag',
+		tag,
+		'--json'
+	];
+
+	console.log(`Staging ${pkg.name}@${pkg.version} with dist-tag ${tag}`);
+	const result = spawnSync('npm', args, {
+		encoding: 'utf8',
+		stdio: ['ignore', 'pipe', 'pipe']
+	});
+
+	if (result.stdout) process.stdout.write(result.stdout);
+	if (result.stderr) process.stderr.write(result.stderr);
+
+	if (result.status !== 0) {
+		process.exit(result.status ?? 1);
+	}
+
+	createGitTag(`v${pkg.version}`);
+
+	let stageIds = [];
+	try {
+		stageIds = [...collectStageIds(JSON.parse(result.stdout))];
+	} catch {
+		// Keep the raw npm output above as the source of truth if the JSON shape changes.
+	}
+
+	if (stageIds.length > 0) {
+		const message = [
+			`Staged ${pkg.name}@${pkg.version}.`,
+			...stageIds.map((id) => `Stage ID: ${id}`),
+			'Approve with `npm stage approve <stage-id>` after reviewing the staged package.'
+		].join('\n');
+
+		console.log(message);
+
+		if (process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY) {
+			appendFileSync(process.env.GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY, `${message}\n`);
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+main().catch((error) => {
+	console.error(error);
+	process.exit(1);
+});
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 3205f32..6bd32af 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Update npm
-        run: npm install -g npm@11.11.1
+        run: npm install -g npm@^11.15.0
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ jobs:
         run: node .github/scripts/has-unpublished-packages.mjs
 
   publish:
-    name: Publish
+    name: Stage package
     needs: release
     if: needs.release.outputs.should_publish == 'true'
     environment:
@@ -78,7 +78,7 @@ jobs:
           registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Update npm
-        run: npm install -g npm@11.11.1
+        run: npm install -g npm@^11.15.0
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci --ignore-scripts
@@ -86,10 +86,11 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build package
         run: npm run build
 
-      - name: Publish packages
+      - name: Stage package
         uses: changesets/action@e0145edc7d9d8679003495b11f87bd8ef63c0cba # v1.5.3
         with:
-          publish: npm exec -- changeset publish
+          publish: node .github/scripts/stage-package.mjs
           commitMode: github-api
+          createGithubReleases: true
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}