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.github/workflows/release.yml

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+name: Release to NPM
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types: [published]
+
+jobs:
+  publish:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout code
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node.js
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: '18.x'
+          registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+          cache: 'npm'
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Run tests
+        run: npm test
+
+      - name: Publish to NPM
+        run: npm publish
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}

CHANGELOG.md

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+# Changelog
+
+All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
+
+The format is based on [Keep a Changelog](https://keepachangelog.com/en/1.0.0/),
+and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0.html).
+
+## [2.5.1] - 2025-09-17
+
+### Changed
+- Updated dependencies to latest versions
+- No breaking changes
+
+### Added
+- GitHub Actions workflow for automated NPM releases
+- CI/CD pipeline for quality-gated publishing
+
+## [2.5.0] - 2017-05-03
+
+### Added
+- `avoid` option in `Graph#path` - You can now pass an array of nodes to avoid when computing the path