diff --git a/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..160b5768
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,54 @@
+# This workflow is provided via the organization template repository
+#
+# https://github.com/nextcloud/.github
+# https://docs.github.com/en/actions/learn-github-actions/sharing-workflows-with-your-organization
+
+name: Publish
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    name: Build and publish to npm
+    steps:
+      - name: Check actor permission level
+        uses: skjnldsv/check-actor-permission@e591dbfe838300c007028e1219ca82cc26e8d7c5 # v2.1
+        with:
+          require: admin
+
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@ac593985615ec2ede58e132d2e21d2b1cbd6127c # v3
+
+      - name: Read package.json node and npm engines version
+        uses: skjnldsv/read-package-engines-version-actions@1bdcee71fa343c46b18dc6aceffb4cd1e35209c6 # v1.2
+        id: versions
+        with:
+          fallbackNode: '^12'
+          fallbackNpm: '^6'
+
+      - name: Set up node ${{ steps.versions.outputs.nodeVersion }}
+        uses: actions/setup-node@8c91899e586c5b171469028077307d293428b516 # v3
+        with:
+          node-version: ${{ steps.versions.outputs.nodeVersion }}
+
+      - name: Set up npm ${{ steps.versions.outputs.npmVersion }}
+        run: npm i -g npm@"${{ steps.versions.outputs.npmVersion }}"
+
+      - name: Install dependencies & build
+        run: |
+          npm ci
+          npm run build --if-present
+
+      - name: Publish
+        run: |
+          npm config set //registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=$NODE_AUTH_TOKEN
+          npm publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index ab481065..81fcee61 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+## 2.0.0-beta.0 - 2023-01-11
+
+[Full Changelog](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-l10n/compare/v1.6.0...v2.0.0-beta.0)
+
+### Fixed
+- Provide all translation related functions [\#542](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-l10n/pull/542) ([susnux](https://github.com/susnux))
+- Fix building and deploying documentaton [\#546](https://github.com/nextcloud/nextcloud-l10n/pull/546) ([susnux](https://github.com/susnux))
+
 ## 1.6.0 - 2022-05-10
 ### Changed
 - Dependency updates
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index fc2af815..cf6452fe 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@nextcloud/l10n",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.0",
   "lockfileVersion": 2,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@nextcloud/l10n",
-      "version": "1.6.0",
+      "version": "2.0.0-beta.0",
       "license": "GPL-3.0-or-later",
       "dependencies": {
         "@nextcloud/router": "^2.0.0",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 9688eb74..ad41a9ee 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@nextcloud/l10n",
-  "version": "1.6.0",
+  "version": "2.0.0-beta.0",
   "description": "",
   "main": "dist/index.js",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",