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+on:
+    workflow_dispatch:
+
+jobs:
+    pre-release:
+        name: pre-release
+        runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+        if: github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+        steps:
+          - uses: actions/checkout@v3
+            with:
+              repository: waku-org/js-waku
+
+          - uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+            with:
+              node-version: ${{ env.NODE_JS }}
+              registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
+
+          - run: npm install
+
+          - run: npm run build
+
+          - run: npm run publish -- --tag next
+            env:
+              NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_JS_WAKU_PUBLISH }}