Bringing local and remote repository in line with one another again

.github/workflows/publish.yml

@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ jobs:
       - name: Set up NPM Auth Token
         run: echo "NODE_AUTH_TOKEN=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
 
+      # Set up NPM Auth Token
+      - name: Set up NPM Auth Token
+        run: echo "NODE_AUTH_TOKEN=${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      
       # Set up Node.js
       - name: Set up Node.js version
         uses: actions/setup-node@v3
@@ -42,12 +46,53 @@ jobs:
           # > Will fall back to the repository owner when using the GitHub Packages registry (https://npm.pkg.github.com/).
           scope: '@BridgemanAccessible'
       
-      # Install dependencies
-      - name: Install dependencies
+      # Transpile/Build the package (TypeScript -> JavaScript)
+      - name: Transpile/Build the package (TypeScript -> JavaScript)
         run: |
+          # Install needed dependencies
           yarn install
+
+          # Build the package
           yarn build
+      
+      - name: Determine Version and Increment (if needed)
+        id: version_check
+        run: |
+          VERSION=$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")
+          echo "Version: $VERSION"
+          
+          NAME=$(node -p "require('./package.json').name")
+          LATEST_VERSION=$(npm show $NAME version --registry https://npm.pkg.bridgemanaccessible.ca)
+          echo "Latest version: $LATEST_VERSION"
+          
+          if [ "$LATEST_VERSION" != "$VERSION" ]; then
+            echo "Manually updated version detected: $VERSION"
+          else
+            NEW_VERSION=$(npm version patch --no-git-tag-version)
+            echo "New version: $NEW_VERSION"
+            echo "new_version=$NEW_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+            echo "version_changed=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+      
+      - name: Commit Version Change (if needed)
+        if: steps.version_check.outputs.version_changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "GitHub Actions"
+          git config user.email "actions@github.com"
+          git add package.json
+          git commit -m "[Github Actions] Update version to ${{ env.new_version }}"
+          git push origin HEAD:main
         
       # Publish to private NPM registry
-      - name: Publish package
-        run: npm publish
+      - name: Publish the package
+        run: |
+          # Copy over the files to the build output (`dist`) folder
+          cp package.json dist/package.json
+          cp README.md dist/README.md
+          cp LICENSE dist/LICENSE
+          
+          # Change directory to the build output (`dist`) folder
+          cd dist
+
+          # Publish the package to the private NPM registry
+          npm publish --registry http://npm.pkg.bridgemanaccessible.ca/