diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..ffaf859
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-branch.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,70 @@
+name: Branch build and release
+
+on:
+  push:
+    branches:
+      - '**'
+
+permissions:
+  contents: write
+
+jobs:
+  build-and-release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repository
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Set up Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Install Playwright Chromium
+        run: npx playwright install --with-deps chromium
+
+      - name: Run integration test
+        run: npm run test:integration
+
+      - name: Create npm package
+        id: package
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/release'
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          VERSION="$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")"
+          SHORT_SHA="${GITHUB_SHA::7}"
+          TAG="v${VERSION}-${SHORT_SHA}"
+          PACKAGE_TGZ="$(npm pack --silent)"
+
+          echo "version=${VERSION}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "short_sha=${SHORT_SHA}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "tag=${TAG}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "package_tgz=${PACKAGE_TGZ}" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/release'
+        env:
+          GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+        shell: bash
+        run: |
+          gh release create "${{ steps.package.outputs.tag }}" \
+            "${{ steps.package.outputs.package_tgz }}" \
+            qr-scanner-worker.min.js \
+            qr-scanner-worker.min.js.map \
+            qr-scanner.legacy.min.js \
+            qr-scanner.legacy.min.js.map \
+            qr-scanner.min.js \
+            qr-scanner.min.js.map \
+            qr-scanner.umd.min.js \
+            qr-scanner.umd.min.js.map \
+            types/qr-scanner.d.ts \
+            --target "${GITHUB_SHA}" \
+            --title "qr-scanner v${{ steps.package.outputs.version }} (${{ steps.package.outputs.short_sha }})" \
+            --generate-notes
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index e8fac17..bb9d80d 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -261,3 +261,15 @@ Building:
 ```batch
 yarn build
 ```
+
+## Integration test
+
+An end-to-end Playwright test is available to verify webcam-based QR recognition against the fake camera stream in
+`playwright/fixtures/VideoOfQrCode.mjpeg`.
+
+Install dependencies, install the Chromium test browser, then run:
+
+```batch
+npx playwright install chromium
+npm run test:integration
+```
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index ffae9ba..686c8e5 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
     "types/qr-scanner.d.ts"
   ],
   "scripts": {
-    "build": "rollup --config && tsc src/qr-scanner.ts --target esnext --module esnext --declaration --declarationDir types --emitDeclarationOnly"
+    "build": "rollup --config && tsc src/qr-scanner.ts --target esnext --module esnext --declaration --declarationDir types --emitDeclarationOnly",
+    "test:integration": "playwright test"
   },
   "repository": {
     "type": "git",
@@ -45,6 +46,7 @@
     "@types/offscreencanvas": "^2019.6.4"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
+    "@playwright/test": "^1.54.1",
     "@ampproject/rollup-plugin-closure-compiler": "^0.27.0",
     "@rollup/plugin-alias": "^3.1.9",
     "@rollup/plugin-typescript": "^8.3.0",
diff --git a/playwright.config.js b/playwright.config.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c3098df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright.config.js
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+const path = require('node:path');
+const { devices } = require('@playwright/test');
+
+const pathToCamFakeStream = path.resolve(
+    __dirname,
+    'playwright',
+    'fixtures',
+    'VideoOfQrCode.mjpeg',
+);
+
+/** @type {import('@playwright/test').PlaywrightTestConfig} */
+module.exports = {
+    testDir: './playwright',
+    testMatch: '**/*.spec.js',
+    timeout: 60 * 1000,
+    retries: 0,
+    workers: 1,
+    reporter: 'list',
+    use: {
+        ...devices['Desktop Chrome'],
+        baseURL: 'http://127.0.0.1:4173',
+        headless: true,
+        trace: 'retain-on-failure',
+        permissions: ['camera'],
+        launchOptions: {
+            args: [
+                '--use-fake-device-for-media-stream',
+                '--use-fake-ui-for-media-stream',
+                `--use-file-for-fake-video-capture=${pathToCamFakeStream}`,
+            ],
+        },
+    },
+    projects: [
+        {
+            name: 'chromium',
+        },
+    ],
+    webServer: {
+        command: 'node playwright/support/static-server.cjs',
+        url: 'http://127.0.0.1:4173/playwright/fixtures/qr-camera-harness.html',
+        reuseExistingServer: false,
+        timeout: 30 * 1000,
+    },
+};
diff --git a/playwright/fixtures/VideoOfQrCode.mjpeg b/playwright/fixtures/VideoOfQrCode.mjpeg
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e6d3d41
Binary files /dev/null and b/playwright/fixtures/VideoOfQrCode.mjpeg differ
diff --git a/playwright/fixtures/qr-camera-harness.html b/playwright/fixtures/qr-camera-harness.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..3bb98b0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/fixtures/qr-camera-harness.html
@@ -0,0 +1,86 @@
+<!doctype html>
+<html lang="en">
+<head>
+    <meta charset="utf-8">
+    <title>QR scanner integration harness</title>
+</head>
+<body>
+    <p id="status">booting</p>
+    <pre id="result"></pre>
+    <pre id="error"></pre>
+    <video id="video" muted playsinline autoplay></video>
+
+    <script type="module">
+        import QrScanner from '/qr-scanner.min.js';
+
+        QrScanner._disableBarcodeDetector = true;
+
+        const statusElement = document.getElementById('status');
+        const resultElement = document.getElementById('result');
+        const errorElement = document.getElementById('error');
+        const videoElement = document.getElementById('video');
+
+        const setStatus = (status) => {
+            statusElement.textContent = status;
+            window.__scanState = {
+                ...window.__scanState,
+                status,
+            };
+        };
+
+        window.__scanState = {
+            status: 'booting',
+            result: null,
+            error: null,
+            cornerPoints: [],
+        };
+
+        let scanner;
+
+        const handleDecode = (result) => {
+            resultElement.textContent = result.data;
+            window.__scanState = {
+                status: 'decoded',
+                result: result.data,
+                error: null,
+                cornerPoints: result.cornerPoints,
+            };
+            scanner.stop();
+        };
+
+        const handleError = (error) => {
+            const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+            if (message === QrScanner.NO_QR_CODE_FOUND) return;
+
+            errorElement.textContent = message;
+            window.__scanState = {
+                ...window.__scanState,
+                error: message,
+            };
+            setStatus('error');
+        };
+
+        try {
+            scanner = new QrScanner(videoElement, handleDecode, {
+                onDecodeError: handleError,
+                preferredCamera: 'user',
+                maxScansPerSecond: 10,
+                returnDetailedScanResult: true,
+            });
+            setStatus('starting');
+            await scanner.start();
+            setStatus('scanning');
+        } catch (error) {
+            const message = error instanceof Error ? error.message : String(error);
+            errorElement.textContent = message;
+            window.__scanState = {
+                ...window.__scanState,
+                error: message,
+            };
+            setStatus('error');
+        }
+
+        window.addEventListener('beforeunload', () => scanner && scanner.destroy());
+    </script>
+</body>
+</html>
diff --git a/playwright/qr-recognition.integration.spec.js b/playwright/qr-recognition.integration.spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..2c04596
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/qr-recognition.integration.spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+const { test, expect } = require('@playwright/test');
+
+const expectedQrPayload =
+    '_R1-AT1_4_ft3F472#245326_2021-08-09T13:54:09_0,00_0,00_0,00_0,00_11,10_+tJArYw=_4450931f_3ijIIGpGHa4=_H4C21Ns3YQ4UbW4SWA0aERPa8eOI82dwcWFTqg8jDnyAZAmauimGqlPjYKT0qe1AbWP46zFVe5CKhq+s3iOHKw==';
+
+test('decodes a QR code from the fake camera stream', async ({ page }) => {
+    const pageErrors = [];
+
+    page.on('pageerror', (error) => {
+        pageErrors.push(error.message);
+    });
+
+    await page.goto('/playwright/fixtures/qr-camera-harness.html');
+
+    await page.waitForFunction(() => window.__scanState?.result || window.__scanState?.error);
+
+    const scanState = await page.evaluate(() => window.__scanState);
+
+    expect(scanState.error).toBeNull();
+    expect(scanState.result).toBe(expectedQrPayload);
+    expect(scanState.cornerPoints).toHaveLength(4);
+    expect(pageErrors).toEqual([]);
+});
diff --git a/playwright/support/static-server.cjs b/playwright/support/static-server.cjs
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..a60f78a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/playwright/support/static-server.cjs
@@ -0,0 +1,53 @@
+const fs = require('node:fs');
+const path = require('node:path');
+const http = require('node:http');
+
+const rootDir = path.resolve(__dirname, '..', '..');
+const port = Number(process.env.PORT || 4173);
+
+const mimeTypes = {
+    '.css': 'text/css; charset=utf-8',
+    '.html': 'text/html; charset=utf-8',
+    '.js': 'application/javascript; charset=utf-8',
+    '.json': 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+    '.map': 'application/json; charset=utf-8',
+    '.mjs': 'application/javascript; charset=utf-8',
+    '.png': 'image/png',
+    '.svg': 'image/svg+xml',
+    '.txt': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8',
+};
+
+const server = http.createServer((request, response) => {
+    const requestUrl = new URL(request.url, `http://${request.headers.host}`);
+    let filePath = path.normalize(path.join(rootDir, decodeURIComponent(requestUrl.pathname)));
+
+    if (!filePath.startsWith(rootDir)) {
+        response.writeHead(403);
+        response.end('Forbidden');
+        return;
+    }
+
+    if (fs.existsSync(filePath) && fs.statSync(filePath).isDirectory()) {
+        filePath = path.join(filePath, 'index.html');
+    }
+
+    fs.readFile(filePath, (error, fileBuffer) => {
+        if (error) {
+            response.writeHead(error.code === 'ENOENT' ? 404 : 500, {
+                'Content-Type': 'text/plain; charset=utf-8',
+            });
+            response.end(error.code === 'ENOENT' ? 'Not found' : 'Internal server error');
+            return;
+        }
+
+        response.writeHead(200, {
+            'Cache-Control': 'no-store',
+            'Content-Type': mimeTypes[path.extname(filePath)] || 'application/octet-stream',
+        });
+        response.end(fileBuffer);
+    });
+});
+
+server.listen(port, '127.0.0.1', () => {
+    process.stdout.write(`Static server listening on http://127.0.0.1:${port}\n`);
+});