diff --git a/.github/workflows/main.yml b/.github/workflows/main.yml
index a090996..d387924 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/main.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/main.yml
@@ -73,8 +73,8 @@ jobs:
 
   publish:
     name: Publish extra information about the build
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/heads/master')
     needs: test
-
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
 
     steps:
@@ -95,3 +95,40 @@ jobs:
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }} 
+
+  release-candidate:
+    name: Publish a release candidate
+    if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
+    needs: test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@v2
+      
+      - name: Get the version
+        id: get_version
+        run: echo ::set-output name=VERSION::$(echo ${GITHUB_REF/refs\/tags\//} | sed 's/^v//')
+
+      - name: Set the tag name to package.json
+        run: >-
+          node -e "
+            const fs = require('fs'); 
+            const packageJson = require('./package.json'); 
+            const version = '${{ steps.get_version.outputs.VERSION }}';
+            fs.writeFileSync('./package.json', JSON.stringify({ ...packageJson, version }));
+          "
+
+      - name: Setup node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v2
+        with:
+          node-version: '16'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+      
+      - name: Install deps and build (with cache)
+        uses: bahmutov/npm-install@v1
+
+      - name: Release
+        run: npm publish --tag next
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/.releaserc b/.releaserc
deleted file mode 100644
index c1f1b87..0000000
--- a/.releaserc
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,15 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "branches": [
-    {
-      "name": "master"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "rc",
-      "prerelease": "rc"
-    },
-    {
-      "name": "(rc-*|rc-*/*)",
-      "prerelease": "${name.replace(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]+/g, '-')}"
-    },
-  ]
-}
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5c858bd..7bc369a 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -53,23 +53,12 @@ and [semantic-release](https://github.com/semantic-release/semantic-release) for
 
 ### Release Candidates
 
-To make a (temporary) release candidate, you can use the following commands:
+To make a (temporary) release candidate, push a new tag. The version in `package.json` will be the same as the tagname without the `v` prefix.
 
 ```bash
-# Create a new rc from the latest/remote develop
-npm run release-candidate
+git tag v5.0.0-rc.1 && git push origin v5.0.0-rc.1
 ```
 
-or 
-
-```bash
-# Create a new rc from a specific branch
-npm run release-candidate -- feature/SKED-XXXX
-```
-
-That command will make a new `rc` branch (locally and remotely) on which `semantic-release` is configured
-to create a new release candidate (see `.releaserc`).
-
 ### Final Releases
 
 Since `semantic-release` is currently configured to run on any `push`'es to `master`,
diff --git a/npm_scripts/release-candidate.sh b/npm_scripts/release-candidate.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 88e2d2d..0000000
--- a/npm_scripts/release-candidate.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,40 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-BRANCH_INITIAL=`git branch --show-current`
-BRANCH_RC='rc'
-BRANCH_TO_MERGE=${1}
-
-if [ -n "$BRANCH_TO_MERGE" ]
-then 
-  BRANCH_RC="$BRANCH_RC-$BRANCH_TO_MERGE"
-fi
-
-LOCAL_RC=`(git show-ref --verify --quiet "refs/heads/$BRANCH_RC"); echo $?`
-if [ "0" = "$LOCAL_RC" ] 
-then 
-  echo "The local '$BRANCH_RC' still exists, check (and remove) it before continuing"
-  exit 1 
-fi
-
-
-REMOTE_RC=`(git show-branch remotes/origin/"$BRANCH_RC" 1> /dev/null 2>&1); echo $?`
-if [ "0" = "$REMOTE_RC" ]
-then 
-    echo "The remote '$BRANCH_RC' still exists, check (and remove) it before continuing"; 
-    exit 1;
-fi
-
-set -e 
-
-git checkout master
-git pull
-git checkout -b "$BRANCH_RC" 
-git merge "$BRANCH_TO_MERGE" --commit -m "ci(releases) merging $BRANCH_TO_MERGE for a release-candidate"
-git push origin "$BRANCH_RC"
-
-git checkout "$BRANCH_INITIAL"
-
-git branch -D "$BRANCH_RC" 
-# Currently not recommended to delete this already
-# because `semantic-release` requires the remote branch to exist
-# git push origin --delete "$BRANCH_RC" --no-verify
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2893870..7878e48 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,25 +10,21 @@
     "dist",
     "src"
   ],
-  "engines": {
-    "node": "16"
-  },
   "peerDependencies": {},
   "scripts": {
     "start": "tsdx watch",
-    "build": "tsdx build",
+    "build": "tsdx build --format cjs,esm,umd --name SkedifyUriEncoding",
     "test": "npm run test:client && npm run test:src --",
     "test:src": "tsdx test",
     "test:client": "node client/test/run.js ./client/test/*-test.js",
     "tdd": "npm run test -- --watch",
     "lint": "tsdx lint client",
     "format": "npm run lint -- --fix",
-    "prepare": "husky install && tsdx build",
+    "prepare": "husky install && npm run build",
     "check-coverage": "npm run test -- --ci --coverage",
     "commit": "git-cz",
     "commit:lint": "commitlint --edit \"$1\"",
-    "semantic-release": "semantic-release",
-    "release-candidate": "npm_scripts/release-candidate.sh"
+    "semantic-release": "semantic-release"
   },
   "prettier": {
     "printWidth": 80,
diff --git a/tsdx.config.js b/tsdx.config.js
index c1de693..376960e 100644
--- a/tsdx.config.js
+++ b/tsdx.config.js
@@ -2,8 +2,13 @@
 const replace = require('@rollup/plugin-replace');
 
 module.exports = {
-  // See https://github.com/formium/tsdx/issues/981
   rollup(config, opts) {
+    // see https://github.com/formium/tsdx/issues/179
+    if (config.output.format === 'umd') {
+      delete config.external;
+    }
+
+    // See https://github.com/formium/tsdx/issues/981
     config.plugins = config.plugins.map(p =>
       p.name === 'replace'
         ? replace({