diff --git a/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml b/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
index e95a29ff..52ae15a1 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/rust-release.yml
@@ -447,6 +447,16 @@ jobs:
             --release-version "${{ steps.release_name.outputs.name }}" \
             --package llmx
 
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          name: ${{ steps.release_name.outputs.name }}
+          tag_name: ${{ github.ref_name }}
+          files: dist/**
+          # Mark as prerelease only when the version has a suffix after x.y.z
+          # (e.g. -alpha, -beta). Otherwise publish a normal release.
+          prerelease: ${{ contains(steps.release_name.outputs.name, '-') }}
+
       - uses: facebook/dotslash-publish-release@v2
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/llmx-cli/scripts/build_npm_package.py b/llmx-cli/scripts/build_npm_package.py
index 3b2bcc6f..8f79bfd8 100755
--- a/llmx-cli/scripts/build_npm_package.py
+++ b/llmx-cli/scripts/build_npm_package.py
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ def parse_args() -> argparse.Namespace:
     parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description="Build or stage the LLMX CLI npm package.")
     parser.add_argument(
         "--package",
-        choices=("llmx", "llmx-responses-api-proxy", "llmx-sdk", "@valknarthing/llmx"),
+        choices=("llmx", "llmx-responses-api-proxy", "llmx-sdk"),
         default="llmx",
         help="Which npm package to stage (default: llmx).",
     )
@@ -76,9 +76,6 @@ def main() -> int:
     args = parse_args()
 
     package = args.package
-    # Normalize scoped package name to internal identifier
-    if package == "@valknarthing/llmx":
-        package = "llmx"
     version = args.version
     release_version = args.release_version
     if release_version: