diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index e85298ba..998b0652 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -4,14 +4,15 @@ on:
   push:
     branches:
       - 'main'
+      - 'beta'
   pull_request: {}
 
 jobs:
   build_test_release:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        node-version: ${{ fromJSON(github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && '[16]' || '[12,14,16]') }}
-        os: ${{ fromJSON(github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' && '["ubuntu-latest"]' || '["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest"]') }}
+        node-version: ${{ fromJSON((github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/beta') && '[16]' || '[12,14,16]') }}
+        os: ${{ fromJSON((github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/beta') && '["ubuntu-latest"]' || '["ubuntu-latest", "windows-latest"]') }}
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
 
     steps:
@@ -27,7 +28,7 @@ jobs:
       - name: test
         run: npm run test
       - name: Release
-        if: github.repository == 'testing-library/angular-testing-library' && github.ref == 'refs/heads/main'
+        if: github.repository == 'testing-library/angular-testing-library' && (github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' || github.ref == 'refs/heads/beta')
         run: npx semantic-release
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.husky/_/husky.sh b/.husky/_/husky.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..ca2720e0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.husky/_/husky.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/bin/sh
+if [ -z "$husky_skip_init" ]; then
+  debug () {
+    [ "$HUSKY_DEBUG" = "1" ] && echo "husky (debug) - $1"
+  }
+
+  readonly hook_name="$(basename "$0")"
+  debug "starting $hook_name..."
+
+  if [ "$HUSKY" = "0" ]; then
+    debug "HUSKY env variable is set to 0, skipping hook"
+    exit 0
+  fi
+
+  if [ -f ~/.huskyrc ]; then
+    debug "sourcing ~/.huskyrc"
+    . ~/.huskyrc
+  fi
+
+  export readonly husky_skip_init=1
+  sh -e "$0" "$@"
+  exitCode="$?"
+
+  if [ $exitCode != 0 ]; then
+    echo "husky - $hook_name hook exited with code $exitCode (error)"
+    exit $exitCode
+  fi
+
+  exit 0
+fi