diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
index 13e4144..73d0cbe 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci-cd.yml
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ jobs:
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
           cache: "npm"
@@ -41,45 +41,61 @@ jobs:
     if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/master' && github.event_name == 'push'
     needs: build
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
-    # create a current_version variable that can be used in the next steps
-    outputs:
-      current_version: ${{ steps.version_check.outputs.current_version }}
 
     steps:
       - name: Checkout code
-        uses: actions/checkout@v3
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
 
       - name: Setup Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@v3
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
         with:
           node-version: "20"
           cache: "npm"
+          registry-url: "https://registry.npmjs.org"
 
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm install
 
-      - name: Build Talkr
-        run: npm run build
-      # fetch the latest release tag and compare it to the current package.json version
-      # publish if the version has been bumped
-      # if there is no tag (first release), the previous version is set to "none" and the publish step continues
       - name: Check if package version has been bumped
         id: version_check
-        run: |
-          current_version=$(jq -r '.version' package.json)
-          echo "current_version=$current_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          git fetch --tags
-          previous_version=$(git tag --sort=-v:refname | head -n 1 || echo "none")
-          echo "previous_version=$previous_version" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          if [ "$previous_version" != "none" ] && [ "$previous_version" == "v$current_version" ]; then
-            echo "Version has not been bumped. Exiting."
-            exit 1
-          fi
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          script: |
+            const fs = require('fs');
+            const core = require('@actions/core');
+            const { execSync } = require('child_process');
+
+            // Read the current version from package.json
+            const packageJson = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync('package.json', 'utf8'));
+            const currentVersion = packageJson.version;
+
+            // Fetch the latest tags
+            execSync('git fetch --tags');
+
+            // Get the latest tag
+            let allTags = execSync('git tag -l --sort=v:refname').toString().trim().split('\n')
+            let previousVersion = allTags[0];
+            if (!previousVersion) {
+              previousVersion = 'none';
+            } else {
+              previousVersion = previousVersion.replace(/^v/, ''); // Remove the 'v' prefix if present
+            }
+
+            // Check if the version has been bumped
+            if (previousVersion === currentVersion || currentVersion === '') {
+              console.log('Version has not been bumped. Exiting.');
+              process.exit(1);
+            }
+
+            // Set outputs for the next steps
+              core.setOutput('current_version', currentVersion);
+
+      - name: Log current version
+        run: echo "The current version is ${{ steps.version_check.outputs.current_version }}"
 
       - name: Publish to npm
-        if: ${{ steps.version_check.outputs.current_version != '' }}
         env:
-          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }} 
         run: npm publish --access=public
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 9bfd6a0..4f4b7ce 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
       "version": "3.4.1",
       "license": "ISC",
       "devDependencies": {
+        "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
         "@babel/preset-env": "^7.25.3",
         "@babel/preset-react": "^7.24.7",
         "@eslint/js": "^9.9.0",
@@ -37,6 +38,26 @@
         "typescript-eslint": "^8.2.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@actions/core": {
+      "version": "1.10.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-1.10.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-3lBR9EDAY+iYIpTnTIXmWcNbX3T2kCkAEQGIQx4NVQ0575nk2k3GRZDTPQG+vVtS2izSLmINlxXf0uLtnrTP+g==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@actions/http-client": "^2.0.1",
+        "uuid": "^8.3.2"
+      }
+    },
+    "node_modules/@actions/http-client": {
+      "version": "2.2.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.2.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2TvX5LskKQzDDQI+bobIDGAjkn0NJiQlg4MTrKnZ8HfQ7nDEUbtJ1ytxPDb2bfk3Hr2XD99X8oAJISAmIoiSAQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "tunnel": "^0.0.6",
+        "undici": "^5.25.4"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@adobe/css-tools": {
       "version": "4.4.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@adobe/css-tools/-/css-tools-4.4.0.tgz",
@@ -1985,6 +2006,15 @@
         "node": "^18.18.0 || ^20.9.0 || >=21.1.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/@fastify/busboy": {
+      "version": "2.1.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fastify/busboy/-/busboy-2.1.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-vBZP4NlzfOlerQTnba4aqZoMhE/a9HY7HRqoOPaETQcSQuWEIyZMHGfVu6w9wGtGK5fED5qRs2DteVCjOH60sA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/@humanwhocodes/module-importer": {
       "version": "1.0.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/@humanwhocodes/module-importer/-/module-importer-1.0.1.tgz",
@@ -10694,6 +10724,15 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-xNvxJEOUiWPGhUuUdQgAJPKOOJfGnIyKySOc09XkKsgdUV/3E2zvwZYdejjmRgPCgcym1juLH3226yA7sEFJKQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/tunnel": {
+      "version": "0.0.6",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/tunnel/-/tunnel-0.0.6.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-1h/Lnq9yajKY2PEbBadPXj3VxsDDu844OnaAo52UVmIzIvwwtBPIuNvkjuzBlTWpfJyUbG3ez0KSBibQkj4ojg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.6.11 <=0.7.0 || >=0.7.3"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/type-check": {
       "version": "0.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-check/-/type-check-0.3.2.tgz",
@@ -10851,6 +10890,18 @@
         "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/undici": {
+      "version": "5.28.4",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-5.28.4.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-72RFADWFqKmUb2hmmvNODKL3p9hcB6Gt2DOQMis1SEBaV6a4MH8soBvzg+95CYhCKPFedut2JY9bMfrDl9D23g==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "dependencies": {
+        "@fastify/busboy": "^2.0.0"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=14.0"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript": {
       "version": "2.0.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript/-/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript-2.0.0.tgz",
@@ -10949,6 +11000,15 @@
         "requires-port": "^1.0.0"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/uuid": {
+      "version": "8.3.2",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "bin": {
+        "uuid": "dist/bin/uuid"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/v8-to-istanbul": {
       "version": "9.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/v8-to-istanbul/-/v8-to-istanbul-9.3.0.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index e009bfe..24453fb 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
-    "url": "git+https://github.com/DoneDeal0/Talkr"
+    "url": "git+https://github.com/DoneDeal0/Talkr.git"
   },
   "keywords": [
     "i18n",
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
   "author": "DoneDeal0",
   "license": "ISC",
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@actions/core": "^1.10.1",
     "@babel/preset-env": "^7.25.3",
     "@babel/preset-react": "^7.24.7",
     "@eslint/js": "^9.9.0",
diff --git a/yarn.lock b/yarn.lock
index 87b90e3..05826b3 100644
--- a/yarn.lock
+++ b/yarn.lock
@@ -2,6 +2,22 @@
 # yarn lockfile v1
 
 
+"@actions/core@^1.10.1":
+  version "1.10.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/core/-/core-1.10.1.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-3lBR9EDAY+iYIpTnTIXmWcNbX3T2kCkAEQGIQx4NVQ0575nk2k3GRZDTPQG+vVtS2izSLmINlxXf0uLtnrTP+g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@actions/http-client" "^2.0.1"
+    uuid "^8.3.2"
+
+"@actions/http-client@^2.0.1":
+  version "2.2.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@actions/http-client/-/http-client-2.2.2.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-2TvX5LskKQzDDQI+bobIDGAjkn0NJiQlg4MTrKnZ8HfQ7nDEUbtJ1ytxPDb2bfk3Hr2XD99X8oAJISAmIoiSAQ==
+  dependencies:
+    tunnel "^0.0.6"
+    undici "^5.25.4"
+
 "@adobe/css-tools@^4.4.0":
   version "4.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@adobe/css-tools/-/css-tools-4.4.0.tgz"
@@ -1061,6 +1077,11 @@
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@eslint/object-schema/-/object-schema-2.1.4.tgz"
   integrity sha512-BsWiH1yFGjXXS2yvrf5LyuoSIIbPrGUWob917o+BTKuZ7qJdxX8aJLRxs1fS9n6r7vESrq1OUqb68dANcFXuQQ==
 
+"@fastify/busboy@^2.0.0":
+  version "2.1.1"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@fastify/busboy/-/busboy-2.1.1.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-vBZP4NlzfOlerQTnba4aqZoMhE/a9HY7HRqoOPaETQcSQuWEIyZMHGfVu6w9wGtGK5fED5qRs2DteVCjOH60sA==
+
 "@humanwhocodes/module-importer@^1.0.1":
   version "1.0.1"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/@humanwhocodes/module-importer/-/module-importer-1.0.1.tgz"
@@ -5068,6 +5089,11 @@ tslib@^2.4.0:
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/tslib/-/tslib-2.6.3.tgz"
   integrity sha512-xNvxJEOUiWPGhUuUdQgAJPKOOJfGnIyKySOc09XkKsgdUV/3E2zvwZYdejjmRgPCgcym1juLH3226yA7sEFJKQ==
 
+tunnel@^0.0.6:
+  version "0.0.6"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/tunnel/-/tunnel-0.0.6.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-1h/Lnq9yajKY2PEbBadPXj3VxsDDu844OnaAo52UVmIzIvwwtBPIuNvkjuzBlTWpfJyUbG3ez0KSBibQkj4ojg==
+
 type-check@^0.4.0, type-check@~0.4.0:
   version "0.4.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/type-check/-/type-check-0.4.0.tgz"
@@ -5160,6 +5186,13 @@ unbox-primitive@^1.0.2:
     has-symbols "^1.0.3"
     which-boxed-primitive "^1.0.2"
 
+undici@^5.25.4:
+  version "5.28.4"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/undici/-/undici-5.28.4.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-72RFADWFqKmUb2hmmvNODKL3p9hcB6Gt2DOQMis1SEBaV6a4MH8soBvzg+95CYhCKPFedut2JY9bMfrDl9D23g==
+  dependencies:
+    "@fastify/busboy" "^2.0.0"
+
 unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript@^2.0.0:
   version "2.0.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript/-/unicode-canonical-property-names-ecmascript-2.0.0.tgz"
@@ -5216,6 +5249,11 @@ url-parse@^1.5.3:
     querystringify "^2.1.1"
     requires-port "^1.0.0"
 
+uuid@^8.3.2:
+  version "8.3.2"
+  resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/uuid/-/uuid-8.3.2.tgz"
+  integrity sha512-+NYs2QeMWy+GWFOEm9xnn6HCDp0l7QBD7ml8zLUmJ+93Q5NF0NocErnwkTkXVFNiX3/fpC6afS8Dhb/gz7R7eg==
+
 v8-to-istanbul@^9.0.1:
   version "9.3.0"
   resolved "https://registry.npmjs.org/v8-to-istanbul/-/v8-to-istanbul-9.3.0.tgz"