diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
index 57d4e0d..e0da897 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yaml
@@ -15,6 +15,12 @@ jobs:
 
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run setup
-      - run: npm publish
+
+      # parse the tag name to determine the npm tag to use (most likely "beta").
+      # source: https://github.com/Leaflet/Leaflet/blob/35e053c6ff550991a0686865b87a34726e565ce5/.github/workflows/main.yml#L181C29-L181C29
+      - name: Publish to NPM
+        run: |
+          TAG=$(echo $GITHUB_REF_NAME | grep -oP '^v?\d+\.\d+\.\d+-?\K(\w+)?')
+          npm publish --tag ${TAG:-latest}
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
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