ci(release): enhance npm publishing and release workflow configuration

Author: atldays

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 22
           cache: 'npm'
-          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
-          always-auth: true
+
+      - name: Update npm
+        run: npm install -g npm@latest
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
@@ -63,8 +64,6 @@ jobs:
           DEBUG: release-it:*,@release-it/*
           HUSKY: 0
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           VERSION_ARG=""
           if [ -n "${{ inputs.version }}" ]; then
@@ -83,7 +82,7 @@ jobs:
           fi
           NPM_TAG_ARG="--npm.tag=${NPM_TAG}"
 
-          npm run release -- --ci $PREID_ARG $NPM_TAG_ARG $VERSION_ARG
+          npx release-it --ci $PREID_ARG $NPM_TAG_ARG $VERSION_ARG
 
       - name: Sync main → develop
         uses: devmasx/merge-branch@v1.4.0

.gitignore

@@ -25,4 +25,6 @@ coverage
 *.ntvs*
 *.njsproj
 *.sln
-*.sw?
+*.sw?
+
+.npmrc

.release-it.cjs

@@ -139,8 +139,11 @@ module.exports = () => {
 
         npm: {
             publish: true,
+            skipChecks: true,
+            provenance: true,
+            access: "public",
+            registry: "https://registry.npmjs.org/",
             versionArgs: ["--no-git-tag-version"],
-            publishArgs: ["--provenance", "--access", "public"],
         },
 
         plugins: {

package.json

@@ -16,7 +16,11 @@
   ],
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "https://github.com/addon-stack/plugin-remote-config"
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/addon-stack/plugin-remote-config.git"
+  },
+  "publishConfig": {
+    "access": "public",
+    "provenance": true
   },
   "homepage": "https://github.com/addon-stack/plugin-remote-config",
   "bugs": {