diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index db88e8aff..027dc039f 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ jobs:
       - run: yarn install --frozen-lockfile
       - run: yarn clean
       - run: yarn build:packages
-      - run: npm run publish-release -- canary
+      - run: npx --yes -w packages wet-run@1.2.3 release prerelease --prerelease canary --provenance --log-level verbose
         if: ${{ github.ref == 'refs/heads/main' }}
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/lerna.json b/lerna.json
deleted file mode 100644
index b72311af4..000000000
--- a/lerna.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-{
-  "packages": ["packages/*", "examples/*", "scripts/*"],
-  "npmClient": "yarn",
-  "useWorkspaces": true,
-  "version": "independent",
-  "ignoreChanges": ["**/test/**", "**/*.md"]
-}
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 07c962c72..4f63e49d1 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -32,8 +32,7 @@
     "build:packages": "turbo run build --filter '!./examples/*'",
     "build": "turbo run build",
     "i18n": "turbo run i18n",
-    "prepare": "husky install",
-    "publish-release": "npm run publish-release -w packages --"
+    "prepare": "husky install"
   },
   "resolutions": {
     "playwright": "1.45.3"
diff --git a/packages/mux-active-viewer-count/package.json b/packages/mux-active-viewer-count/package.json
index 43670054d..2295c16f3 100644
--- a/packages/mux-active-viewer-count/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-active-viewer-count/package.json
@@ -57,8 +57,7 @@
     "copypolyfills": "shx mkdir -p src/polyfills && shx cp ../../shared/polyfills/index.ts ./src/polyfills/index.ts",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@open-wc/testing": "^4.0.0",
diff --git a/packages/mux-audio-react/package.json b/packages/mux-audio-react/package.json
index f15ae4b36..a0961d03c 100644
--- a/packages/mux-audio-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-audio-react/package.json
@@ -50,8 +50,7 @@
     "build:esm": "esbuild src/index.tsx --target=es2019 --bundle --sourcemap --metafile=./dist/esm.json --format=esm --outdir=dist --out-extension:.js=.mjs --external:react --external:prop-types --external:@mux/* --define:PLAYER_VERSION=\"'$npm_package_version'\"",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm --minify'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm --minify'"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^17.0.0 || ^17.0.0-0 || ^18 || ^18.0.0-0 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-0",
diff --git a/packages/mux-audio/package.json b/packages/mux-audio/package.json
index b1b779a79..c0af89553 100644
--- a/packages/mux-audio/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-audio/package.json
@@ -60,8 +60,7 @@
     "copypolyfills": "shx mkdir -p src/polyfills && shx cp ../../shared/polyfills/index.ts ./src/polyfills/index.ts",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@mux/playback-core": "0.27.0",
diff --git a/packages/mux-elements-codemod/package.json b/packages/mux-elements-codemod/package.json
index 89bba2d29..037f88853 100644
--- a/packages/mux-elements-codemod/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-elements-codemod/package.json
@@ -19,8 +19,7 @@
     "dev": "npm-run-all --parallel dev:types dev:esm",
     "build:esm": "esbuild src/index.ts --target=es2019 --format=esm --outdir=dist --out-extension:.js=.mjs",
     "build:types": "tsc",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel build:esm",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel build:esm"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "chalk": "^5.0.1",
diff --git a/packages/mux-player-react/package.json b/packages/mux-player-react/package.json
index a28838dde..525987504 100644
--- a/packages/mux-player-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-player-react/package.json
@@ -80,8 +80,7 @@
     "build:esm:lazy": "esbuild src/lazy.tsx --splitting --target=es2019 --bundle --sourcemap --metafile=./dist/esm.lazy.json --format=esm --loader:.css=text --outdir=dist --out-extension:.js=.mjs --external:react --external:@mux/* --external:prop-types --define:PLAYER_VERSION=\"'$npm_package_version'\"",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm --minify' 'build:esm:lazy --minify'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm --minify' 'build:esm:lazy --minify'"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^17.0.0 || ^17.0.0-0 || ^18 || ^18.0.0-0 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-0",
diff --git a/packages/mux-player/package.json b/packages/mux-player/package.json
index bb5e576d5..a73177604 100644
--- a/packages/mux-player/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-player/package.json
@@ -90,8 +90,7 @@
     "copypolyfills": "shx mkdir -p src/polyfills && shx cp ../../shared/polyfills/index.ts ./src/polyfills/index.ts",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify' 'build:themes'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify' 'build:themes'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@mux/mux-video": "0.22.0",
diff --git a/packages/mux-uploader-react/package.json b/packages/mux-uploader-react/package.json
index ef78e0017..6aee78130 100644
--- a/packages/mux-uploader-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-uploader-react/package.json
@@ -52,8 +52,7 @@
     "build:esm": "esbuild src/index.tsx --target=es2019 --minify --bundle --sourcemap --metafile=./dist/esm.json --format=esm --loader:.css=text --outdir=dist --out-extension:.js=.mjs --external:react --external:prop-types",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm --minify'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm --minify'"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^17.0.0 || ^17.0.0-0 || ^18 || ^18.0.0-0 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-0",
diff --git a/packages/mux-uploader/package.json b/packages/mux-uploader/package.json
index 704c4b221..f031df046 100644
--- a/packages/mux-uploader/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-uploader/package.json
@@ -62,8 +62,7 @@
     "copypolyfills": "shx mkdir -p src/polyfills && shx cp ../../shared/polyfills/index.ts ./src/polyfills/index.ts",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@mux/upchunk": "^3.4.0"
diff --git a/packages/mux-video-react/package.json b/packages/mux-video-react/package.json
index 39c17c5bb..3d50d7adf 100644
--- a/packages/mux-video-react/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-video-react/package.json
@@ -51,8 +51,7 @@
     "build:esm": "esbuild src/index.tsx --target=es2019 --bundle --sourcemap --metafile=./dist/esm.json --format=esm --outdir=dist --out-extension:.js=.mjs --external:react --external:prop-types --external:@mux/* --define:PLAYER_VERSION=\"'$npm_package_version'\"",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm --minify'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm --minify'"
   },
   "peerDependencies": {
     "@types/react": "^17.0.0 || ^17.0.0-0 || ^18 || ^18.0.0-0 || ^19 || ^19.0.0-0",
diff --git a/packages/mux-video/package.json b/packages/mux-video/package.json
index 894ba1a3e..498f7e60d 100644
--- a/packages/mux-video/package.json
+++ b/packages/mux-video/package.json
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@
     "copypolyfills": "shx mkdir -p src/polyfills && shx cp ../../shared/polyfills/index.ts ./src/polyfills/index.ts",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "@mux/playback-core": "0.27.0",
diff --git a/packages/playback-core/package.json b/packages/playback-core/package.json
index d7559d7d1..63b0fe08d 100644
--- a/packages/playback-core/package.json
+++ b/packages/playback-core/package.json
@@ -54,8 +54,7 @@
     "prebuild:types": "shx mkdir -p ./dist/types",
     "build:types": "tsc",
     "postbuild:types": "downlevel-dts ./dist/types ./dist/types-ts3.4 --to=3.4",
-    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'",
-    "publish-release": "../../scripts/publish.sh"
+    "build": "npm-run-all --parallel 'build:esm --minify' 'build:iife --minify' 'build:cjs --minify' 'build:esm-module --minify'"
   },
   "dependencies": {
     "hls.js": "~1.5.11",
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
deleted file mode 100755
index 2ebe07873..000000000
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,185 +0,0 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env bash
-
-# npm publish with goodies
-# inspired by https://gist.github.com/stevemao/280ef22ee861323993a0
-#
-# release with optional argument `patch`/`minor`/`major`/`canary`/`<version>`
-# defaults to conventional-recommended-bump
-
-dry_run=false
-canary_run=false
-release_type=
-PKG_NAME=$(cat package.json | jq -r '.name')
-
-function main {
-  processCommandLineArgs "$@"
-  if "$dry_run"; then
-    echo
-    echo "Running publish on $PKG_NAME in dry-run move. This will run things locally but never push to the remote"
-    echo
-  fi
-  if "$canary_run"; then
-    canary "$0"
-  else
-    release "$@"
-  fi
-}
-
-function processCommandLineArgs {
-  for arg in "$@"
-  do
-    case $arg in
-      canary)
-        canary_run=true
-        ;;
-      --help|help)
-        echo "Commands:"
-        echo "  $0            Publish a release from conventional commits."
-        echo "  $0 canary     Publish a canary."
-        echo "  $0 patch      Publish a patch release."
-        echo "  $0 minor      Publish a minor release."
-        echo "  $0 major      Publish a major release."
-        echo "  $0 <version>  Publish a release with a specific version."
-        echo
-        echo "  $0 --dry-run  Run the release as a dry-run."
-        exit 0
-        ;;
-      --dry-run|n)
-        dry_run=true
-        ;;
-      patch|minor|major)
-        release_type=$arg
-        ;;
-      *)
-        ;;
-    esac
-  done
-}
-
-function release {
-  BUMP=$(npx -p conventional-changelog-angular -p conventional-recommended-bump -c 'conventional-recommended-bump -p angular')
-  # jq to get version from yarn https://jqplay.org/s/LqIS_qy2MBx
-  VERSION=$(yarn version --no-git-tag-version --new-version ${release_type:-$BUMP} --json | jq -r 'select(.data | startswith("New version")).data | split(": ")[1]')
-
-  npx conventional-changelog-cli -p angular -i CHANGELOG.md -s
-
-  if "$dry_run"; then
-    echo
-    echo "In non-dry-run, will run the following commands"
-    echo "  git add CHANGELOG.md"
-    echo "  git commit -m \"docs(CHANGELOG): $VERSION\""
-    echo
-  else
-    git add CHANGELOG.md
-    git commit -m "docs(CHANGELOG): $VERSION"
-  fi
-
-  if "$dry_run"; then
-    echo "Running the following command" "yarn version --force --allow-same-version --new-version $VERSION --message \"chore(release): %s\""
-    echo "Running the same command with --no-git-tag-version"
-    echo
-    yarn version --force --allow-same-version --new-version $VERSION --message "chore(release): %s" --no-git-tag-version
-  else
-    yarn version --force --allow-same-version --new-version $VERSION --message "chore(release): %s"
-  fi
-
-  if "$dry_run"; then
-    echo
-    echo "In non-dry-run, will run the following commands"
-    echo "    git push --follow-tags"
-    echo "    npx conventional-github-releaser -p angular"
-    echo
-  else
-    git push --follow-tags
-    npx conventional-github-releaser -p angular
-  fi
-
-  echo "Beginning release $PKG_NAME@$VERSION"
-  if "$dry_run"; then
-    echo
-    echo "In non-dry-run, will run the following commands"
-    echo "    yarn publish --access public --non-interactive"
-    echo
-  else
-    yarn publish --access public --non-interactive
-  fi
-
-  # update all workspaces from the workspace root (../..) with the new version
-  # make sure publish.sh is called in topological order, `lerna ls --toposort` does this
-  DEPENDANT_PKGS=$(npx -y lerna@4.0.0 ls --graph --toposort --scope @mux/* |
-    jq -r "to_entries[] | select(.value[] | contains(\"$PKG_NAME\")) | .key")
-  scope=""
-  for name in ${DEPENDANT_PKGS}; do
-    scope+="--scope $name "
-  done
-
-  if "$dry_run"; then
-    echo "Running the following command" npx -y lerna@4.0.0 exec $scope -- npm pkg set dependencies.$PKG_NAME=$VERSION > /dev/null
-  fi
-  npx -y lerna@4.0.0 exec $scope -- npm pkg set dependencies.$PKG_NAME=$VERSION > /dev/null
-
-  echo "Ending release $PKG_NAME@$VERSION"
-};
-
-function canary {
-  PKG_VERSION=$(cat package.json | jq -r '.version')
-
-  # get last published version from NPM without alpha / beta, remove -SHA hash
-
-  # debug jq command at https://jqplay.org/s/Vnz8ioZ2vtm
-  #
-  #   1. remove alpha or beta versions
-  #   2 & 3. convert to { version: 'x.x.x', dist: 'canary', build: x }
-  #   4. sort first by `version` then by `build` number
-  #   5. put back together to a string `x.x.x-canary.x`
-  #   6. pick the last item in the array
-
-  LAST_VERSION=$(npm view $PKG_NAME versions --json |
-    jq -r '. - map(select(contains("alpha") or contains("beta")))
-      | map(capture("(?<version>(?<major>\\d+)\\.(?<minor>\\d+)\\.(?<patch>\\d+))(-(?<dist>[a-z]+))?(\\.(?<build>\\d+))?"))
-      | map(.build? |= (. // 0 | tonumber))
-      | map(.patch? |= (. // 0 | tonumber))
-      | map(.minor? |= (. // 0 | tonumber))
-      | map(.major? |= (. // 0 | tonumber))
-      | sort_by(.major, .minor, .patch, .build)
-      | map(.version + "-" + (.dist // "latest") + "." + (.build|tostring))
-      | last')
-
-  # if json is empty GH actions made this a `null` string, replace it with a null value
-  LAST_VERSION=$(echo $LAST_VERSION | sed "s/null//g")
-
-  # default to local package version if no last version was found on NPM
-  PRE_VERSION=$(npx semver ${LAST_VERSION:-$PKG_VERSION} -i prerelease --preid canary)
-  VERSION=$PRE_VERSION-$(git rev-parse --short HEAD)
-
-  echo "Beginning release $PKG_NAME@$VERSION"
-  yarn version --no-git-tag-version --new-version $VERSION
-  if "$dry_run"; then
-    echo
-    echo "In non-dry-run, will run the following commands"
-    echo "    yarn publish --tag canary --access public --non-interactive"
-    echo
-  else
-    yarn publish --tag canary --access public --non-interactive
-  fi
-
-  # update all workspaces from the workspace root (../..) with the new version
-  # make sure publish.sh is called in topological order, `lerna ls --toposort` does this
-  DEPENDANT_PKGS=$(npx -y lerna@4.0.0 ls --graph --toposort --scope @mux/* |
-    jq -r "to_entries[] | select(.value[] | contains(\"$PKG_NAME\")) | .key")
-  scope=""
-  for name in ${DEPENDANT_PKGS}; do
-    scope+="--scope $name "
-  done
-
-  if [ -n "$scope" ]; then
-    if "$dry_run"; then
-      echo "Running the following command" npx -y lerna@4.0.0 exec $scope -- npm pkg set dependencies.$PKG_NAME=$VERSION > /dev/null
-    fi
-    npx -y lerna@4.0.0 exec $scope -- npm pkg set dependencies.$PKG_NAME=$VERSION > /dev/null
-  fi
-
-  echo "Ending release $PKG_NAME@$VERSION"
-}
-
-main "$@"