chore: added release automation with release please and github actions

.github/workflows/node.js.yml

@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ jobs:
 
         strategy:
             matrix:
-                node-version: [16.x, 18.x, 20.x]
+                node-version: [18.x, 20.x]
                 # See supported Node.js release schedule at https://nodejs.org/en/about/releases/
 
         steps:

.github/workflows/npm-publish.yml

@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 16
+                  node-version: 20
             - run: yarn
             - run: yarn test
 
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ jobs:
             - uses: actions/checkout@v2
             - uses: actions/setup-node@v1
               with:
-                  node-version: 16
+                  node-version: 20
                   registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
             - run: yarn
             - run: yarn publish

.github/workflows/release-please.yml

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+name: Versioning and Tagging
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - main
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+  pull-requests: write
+
+jobs:
+  release-please:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - uses: googleapis/release-please-action@v4
+        with:
+          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          # this is a built-in strategy in release-please, see "Action Inputs"
+          # for more options
+          release-type: simple

package.json

@@ -67,8 +67,7 @@
     "scripts": {
         "test": "cross-env NODE_ENV=development node --experimental-vm-modules node_modules/jest/bin/jest.js --bail --verbose",
         "build": "echo 'build is not configured for package. Skipping.'",
-        "prepare": "husky",
-        "release": "release-please"
+        "prepare": "husky"
     },
     "files": [
         "docs",