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+name: npm bump
+
+on:
+  workflow_dispatch:
+    inputs:
+      newversion:
+        description: 'npm version (major minor patch)'
+        required: true
+
+env:
+  node_version: 14
+
+jobs:
+  version_and_release:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+    - uses: actions/checkout@v2.3.2
+      with:
+        # fetch full history so things like auto-changelog work properly
+        fetch-depth: 0
+    - uses: actions/setup-node@v2.1.1
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ env.node_version }}
+        # setting a registry enables the NODE_AUTH_TOKEN env variable where we can set an npm token.  REQUIRED
+        registry-url: 'https://registry.npmjs.org'
+    - uses: bcomnes/npm-bump@v1.0.4
+      with:
+        git_email: bcomnes@gmail.com
+        git_username: ${{ github.actor }}
+        newversion: ${{ github.event.inputs.newversion }}
+        github_token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }} # built in actions token.  Passed tp gh-release if in use.
+        npm_token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }} # user set secret token generated at npm