diff --git a/.github/workflows/private-release.yml b/.github/workflows/private-release.yml
index 53b7065..4dd3931 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/private-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/private-release.yml
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ on:
         required: false
         default: false
         type: boolean
+      tag:
+        description: "NPM tag for release (e.g., beta, alpha, rc)"
+        required: false
+        default: "beta"
+        type: string
 
 concurrency: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
 
@@ -26,6 +31,19 @@ jobs:
         with:
           ref: ${{ inputs.branch }}
 
+      - name: Check for changes to release
+        id: check-changes
+        run: |
+          CHANGESET_COUNT=$(find .changeset -type f -name '*.md' ! -name 'README.md' | wc -l)
+          if [ "$CHANGESET_COUNT" -eq 0 ]; then
+            echo "No changesets found. Nothing to release."
+            echo "has-changes=false" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+            exit 1
+          else
+            echo "Found $CHANGESET_COUNT changeset(s) to release."
+            echo "has-changes=true" >> $GITHUB_OUTPUT
+          fi
+
       - name: Create beta branch
         id: create-branch
         run: |
@@ -43,8 +61,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install dependencies
         run: npm ci
 
-      - name: Create beta version
-        run: npm run version:private
+      - name: Create snapshot version
+        if: ${{ steps.check-changes.has-changes == true }}
+        run: npm run version:private -- ${{ inputs.tag }}
 
       - name: Run tests
         if: ${{ inputs.skip_tests == false }}
@@ -53,12 +72,9 @@ jobs:
       - name: build
         run: npm run build
 
-      - name: Publish
-        uses: changesets/action@v1
-        with:
-          version: npm run version:private
-          publish: npm run release:private
-          createGithubReleases: false
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        if: ${{ steps.check-changes.has-changes == true }}
+        run: npm run publish:private -- ${{ inputs.tag }}
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
           NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index e291768..25009a4 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -14955,7 +14955,7 @@
     },
     "packages/captcha-nodejs": {
       "name": "@supertokens-plugins/captcha-nodejs",
-      "version": "0.2.0",
+      "version": "0.2.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "supertokens-node": "^23.0.0"
@@ -15792,7 +15792,7 @@
     },
     "packages/captcha-react": {
       "name": "@supertokens-plugins/captcha-react",
-      "version": "0.3.0",
+      "version": "0.3.1",
       "license": "Apache-2.0",
       "dependencies": {
         "supertokens-auth-react": "^0.50.0"
@@ -17719,7 +17719,7 @@
     },
     "packages/progressive-profiling-nodejs": {
       "name": "@supertokens-plugins/progressive-profiling-nodejs",
-      "version": "0.1.0",
+      "version": "0.1.1",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@shared/eslint": "*",
         "@shared/nodejs": "*",
@@ -17855,7 +17855,7 @@
     },
     "packages/progressive-profiling-react": {
       "name": "@supertokens-plugins/progressive-profiling-react",
-      "version": "0.0.5",
+      "version": "0.1.2",
       "dependencies": {
         "supertokens-js-override": "^0.0.4"
       },
@@ -18465,7 +18465,7 @@
     },
     "packages/tenant-discovery-nodejs": {
       "name": "@supertokens-plugins/tenant-discovery-nodejs",
-      "version": "0.2.0",
+      "version": "0.2.1",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@shared/eslint": "*",
         "@shared/nodejs": "*",
@@ -19222,7 +19222,7 @@
     },
     "packages/user-banning-nodejs": {
       "name": "@supertokens-plugins/user-banning-nodejs",
-      "version": "0.2.0",
+      "version": "0.2.1",
       "devDependencies": {
         "@shared/eslint": "*",
         "@shared/nodejs": "*",
@@ -19354,7 +19354,7 @@
     },
     "packages/user-banning-react": {
       "name": "@supertokens-plugins/user-banning-react",
-      "version": "0.2.0",
+      "version": "0.2.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "supertokens-js-override": "^0.0.4"
       },
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 06100ad..8879c0f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -10,9 +10,9 @@
     "format": "prettier --write \"**/*.{ts,tsx,md}\"",
     "changeset": "changeset",
     "version": "changeset version",
-    "version:private": "changeset version --snapshot beta",
+    "version:private": "changeset version --snapshot",
     "release": "changeset publish",
-    "release:private": "changeset publish --tag beta"
+    "release:private": "changeset publish --tag"
   },
   "devDependencies": {
     "@changesets/cli": "^2.27.1",
diff --git a/packages/captcha-nodejs/src/errors.ts b/packages/captcha-nodejs/src/errors.ts
index ea43562..7ef9907 100644
--- a/packages/captcha-nodejs/src/errors.ts
+++ b/packages/captcha-nodejs/src/errors.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,6 @@ type CaptchaPluginErrorType = "CAPTCHA_VERIFICATION_ERROR" | "PLUGIN_CONFIG_ERRO
 
 export class CaptchaPluginError extends Error {
   constructor(public type: CaptchaPluginErrorType, message: string) {
-    super(message)
+    super(message);
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/opentelemetry-nodejs/src/plugin.ts b/packages/opentelemetry-nodejs/src/plugin.ts
index 4814f5e..3c644e7 100644
--- a/packages/opentelemetry-nodejs/src/plugin.ts
+++ b/packages/opentelemetry-nodejs/src/plugin.ts
@@ -1,13 +1,10 @@
-import { HttpRequest, SuperTokensPlugin, UserContext } from "supertokens-node/types";
+import { SuperTokensPlugin } from "supertokens-node/types";
 import { PLUGIN_ID, PLUGIN_SDK_VERSION, validatePluginConfig } from "./config";
 import { OpenTelemetryLoggerPluginConfig } from "./types";
 import { Tracer } from "@opentelemetry/api";
 import { createPluginInitFunction } from "@shared/js";
 import { PluginImpl } from "./pluginImpl";
 
-// import { diag, DiagConsoleLogger, DiagLogLevel } from '@opentelemetry/api';
-// diag.setLogger(new DiagConsoleLogger(), DiagLogLevel.DEBUG);
-
 export const init = createPluginInitFunction<
   SuperTokensPlugin,
   OpenTelemetryLoggerPluginConfig,
@@ -243,7 +240,7 @@ export const init = createPluginInitFunction<
     };
   },
   (config) => new PluginImpl(config),
-  (config: OpenTelemetryLoggerPluginConfig | undefined) => config ?? {},
+  (config: OpenTelemetryLoggerPluginConfig | undefined) => config ?? {}
 );
 
 function overrideWithLogger<T extends Record<string, undefined |((...args: any[]) => any)>>(logConfig: {
@@ -278,7 +275,7 @@ function fnWithLoggerAsync<T extends(...args: any[]) => Promise<any>>(
     pluginConfig: OpenTelemetryLoggerPluginConfig;
     tracer: Tracer;
     pluginImpl: PluginImpl;
-  },
+  }
 ): T {
   return function (...args: Parameters<T>): Promise<ReturnType<T>> {
     return logConfig.pluginImpl.startActiveSpan(
@@ -300,14 +297,14 @@ function fnWithLoggerAsync<T extends(...args: any[]) => Promise<any>>(
           const resultAttributes = logConfig.pluginImpl.transformResultToAttributes(result);
           span.setAttributes(resultAttributes);
           return result;
-        } catch (error: any) {
+        } catch (error) {
           const errorAttributes = logConfig.pluginImpl.transformErrorToAttributes(error);
           span.setAttributes(errorAttributes);
           throw error;
         } finally {
           span.end();
         }
-      },
+      }
     );
   } as T;
 }