ci: fix testing for pr worflows

Author: Bccorb

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -22,7 +22,12 @@ jobs:
         with:
           node-version: 20
 
-      - name: Install root dependencies
+      - name: Install express dependencies
+        working-directory: packages/express
+        run: npm install
+
+      - name: Install core dependencies
+        working-directory: packages/core
         run: npm install
 
       - name: Test Core
@@ -70,6 +75,42 @@ jobs:
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
 
+  publish-core-beta:
+    name: Publish Core Beta
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: github.ref == 'refs/heads/dev'
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+      id-token: write
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 20
+          registry-url: https://registry.npmjs.org/
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        working-directory: packages/core
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Build
+        working-directory: packages/core
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Bump beta version
+        working-directory: packages/core
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          npm version prerelease --preid=beta
+          git push --follow-tags origin dev
+
+      - name: Publish beta
+        working-directory: packages/core
+        run: npm publish --tag beta --access public
+        env:
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
   publish-stable:
     name: Publish Stable Release
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest