diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please-pr.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please-pr.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b2023cba
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please-pr.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,49 @@
+name: release-please-pr
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types:
+      - closed
+    branches:
+      - master
+
+jobs:
+  release-pr:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      pull-requests: write
+    if: ${{ github.event.pull_request.merged == true && !startsWith(github.head_ref, 'release-please--branches--') }}
+    env:
+      YARN_RC_FILENAME: .yarnrc-public.yml
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version: '24.11.0'
+      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
+        id: release-please
+        with:
+          release-type: node
+          package-name: '@appfolio/react-gears'
+          changelog-types: '[{"type":"feat","section":"Features","hidden":false},{"type":"fix","section":"Bug Fixes","hidden":false},{"type":"chore","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"refactor","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false}]'
+          command: release-pr
+      - uses: actions/github-script@v5
+        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
+        id: extract-branch
+        env:
+          PR_NUM: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
+        with:
+          result-encoding: string
+          script: return JSON.parse(process.env.PR_NUM).headBranchName
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
+        with:
+          ref: ${{ steps.extract-branch.outputs.result }}
+      - run: yarn install --immutable
+        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
+      - run: yarn docs
+        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
+      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
+        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
+        with:
+          commit_message: 'docs: update documentation for the latest release'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
index 390feeef..c9e70f72 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-please.yml
@@ -6,49 +6,7 @@ on:
 name: release-please
 
 jobs:
-  release-pr:
-    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    environment: ci
-    env:
-      CODEARTIFACT_REGISTRY_SERVER: ${{ vars.CODEARTIFACT_REGISTRY_SERVER }}
-    steps:
-      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
-        with:
-          node-version: '24.11.0'
-      - uses: google-github-actions/release-please-action@v3
-        id: release-please
-        with:
-          release-type: node
-          package-name: '@appfolio/react-gears'
-          changelog-types: '[{"type":"feat","section":"Features","hidden":false},{"type":"fix","section":"Bug Fixes","hidden":false},{"type":"chore","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false},{"type":"refactor","section":"Miscellaneous","hidden":false}]'
-          command: release-pr
-      - uses: actions/github-script@v5
-        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
-        id: extract-branch
-        env:
-          PR_NUM: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
-        with:
-          result-encoding: string
-          script: return JSON.parse(process.env.PR_NUM).headBranchName
-      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
-        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
-        with:
-          ref: ${{ steps.extract-branch.outputs.result }}
-      - uses: ./.github/actions/prep-secure-registries
-        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
-        with:
-          aws-access-key-id: ${{ secrets.SHARED_CODEARTIFACT_AWS_KEY_ID }}
-          aws-secret-access-key: ${{ secrets.SHARED_CODEARTIFACT_AWS_SECRET_KEY }}
-      - run: yarn install --immutable
-        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
-      - run: yarn docs
-        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
-      - uses: stefanzweifel/git-auto-commit-action@v4
-        if: ${{ steps.release-please.outputs.pr }}
-        with:
-          commit_message: 'docs: update documentation for the latest release'
-
-  release:
+  release-github:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     environment: ci
     env:
@@ -75,14 +33,36 @@ jobs:
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
       - run: yarn dist
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+      - name: Upload artifacts
+        uses: actions/upload-artifact@v4
+        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+        with:
+          name: dist
+          path: dist/
+          retention-days: 1
+          if-no-files-found: error
       - name: Publish to GitHub
         run: |
           npm config set registry https://npm.pkg.github.com
           npm config set //npm.pkg.github.com/:_authToken=${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           npm publish
         if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}
+
+  release-public:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    needs: release-github
+    env:
+      YARN_RC_FILENAME: .yarnrc-public.yml
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v5
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v6
+        with:
+          node-version-file: '.tool-versions'
+      - name: Download dist artifacts
+        uses: actions/download-artifact@v4
+        with:
+          name: dist
       - name: Publish to npm
         run: |
           npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
           npm publish --access public
-        if: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_created }}