diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
index 18fcea0..93bce5e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-npm.yml
@@ -1,16 +1,29 @@
 name: Publish to npm
 
+env:
+  FORCE_JAVASCRIPT_ACTIONS_TO_NODE24: true
+
 on:
-  push:
-    tags:
-      - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      deployment_mode:
+        description: 'Choose dry-run to validate or publish for real deployment.'
+        required: true
+        default: dry-run
+        type: choice
+        options:
+          - dry-run
+          - publish
+      tag:
+        description: "Optional tag override (example: v1.1.4). Leave empty to use v<package.json version>."
+        required: false
+        type: string
 
 jobs:
   publish:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
       id-token: write
 
     steps:
@@ -23,11 +36,29 @@ jobs:
           node-version: 24
           registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
 
+      - name: Resolve release tag
+        id: release_tag
+        run: |
+          if [ -n "${{ inputs.tag }}" ]; then
+            TAG="${{ inputs.tag }}"
+          else
+            VERSION="$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")"
+            TAG="v${VERSION}"
+          fi
+
+          if [[ ! "$TAG" =~ ^v[0-9].* ]]; then
+            echo "Resolved tag must start with 'v' (example: v1.1.4), got: $TAG"
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          echo "tag=$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          echo "Using release tag: $TAG"
+
       - name: Enable Corepack
         run: corepack enable
 
       - name: Install dependencies
-        run: yarn install --immutable
+        run: yarn install --no-immutable
 
       - name: Typecheck
         run: yarn typecheck
@@ -38,5 +69,29 @@ jobs:
       - name: Build package
         run: yarn prepare
 
+      - name: Publish to npm (dry-run)
+        if: ${{ inputs.deployment_mode == 'dry-run' }}
+        run: npm publish --provenance --access public --dry-run
+
       - name: Publish to npm
+        if: ${{ inputs.deployment_mode == 'publish' }}
         run: npm publish --provenance --access public
+
+      - name: Ensure git tag exists
+        if: ${{ inputs.deployment_mode == 'publish' }}
+        run: |
+          TAG="${{ steps.release_tag.outputs.tag }}"
+          git fetch --tags
+          if git rev-parse "$TAG" >/dev/null 2>&1; then
+            echo "Tag $TAG already exists."
+          else
+            git tag "$TAG"
+            git push origin "$TAG"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Create GitHub release
+        if: ${{ inputs.deployment_mode == 'publish' }}
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          tag_name: ${{ steps.release_tag.outputs.tag }}
+          generate_release_notes: true
diff --git a/example/src/App.tsx b/example/src/App.tsx
index f8c57f8..c1d972c 100755
--- a/example/src/App.tsx
+++ b/example/src/App.tsx
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ import HomeScreen from './HomeScreen';
 import { Routes } from './Routes';
 import {
   MappIntelligencePlugin,
-  ExceptionType,
   LogLevel,
 } from 'mapp-intelligence-reactnative-plugin';
 import FetchExample from './FetchExample';
diff --git a/example/src/FetchExample.tsx b/example/src/FetchExample.tsx
index 0a07cea..6ec05eb 100644
--- a/example/src/FetchExample.tsx
+++ b/example/src/FetchExample.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 import React from 'react';
-import { Alert, FlatList, SafeAreaView } from 'react-native';
+import { FlatList, SafeAreaView } from 'react-native';
 import { DefaultStyles, Dialog, MappButton } from './components/MappComponents';
 
 const FetchExample = ()=>{
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 858bee5..daf5a1a 100755
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "mapp-intelligence-reactnative-plugin",
-  "version": "1.1.3",
+  "version": "1.1.2",
   "description": "The MappIntelligence SDK allows you to track user activities, screen flow and media usage for an App. All data is send to the MappIntelligence tracking system for further analysis.",
   "main": "lib/commonjs/index",
   "module": "lib/module/index",
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@
     "example": "yarn workspace react-native-mappinteligence-plugin-example",
     "install:high-mem": "NODE_OPTIONS=--max-old-space-size=8192 yarn install",
     "test": "jest",
-    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit",
+    "typecheck": "tsc --noEmit -p tsconfig.build.json",
     "lint": "eslint \"**/*.{js,ts,tsx}\"",
     "clean": "del-cli android/build example/android/build example/android/app/build example/ios/build lib",
     "prepare": "bob build",