ci: simplify ktx release flow

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -7,10 +7,10 @@ on:
         description: "Release kind: rc publishes to next, stable publishes to latest"
         required: true
         type: choice
-        default: "rc"
+        default: "stable"
         options:
-          - rc
           - stable
+          - rc
       force_release:
         description: "Force a patch release even if semantic-release finds no releasable commits"
         required: false
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ on:
         description: "Create the release and publish @kaelio/ktx to npm instead of running a dry-run"
         required: true
         type: boolean
-        default: false
+        default: true
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -69,20 +69,6 @@ jobs:
       - name: Install Python dependencies
         run: uv sync --all-packages
 
-      - name: Prepare first stable release floor
-        if: ${{ inputs.release_kind == 'stable' }}
-        run: |
-          set -euo pipefail
-
-          stable_tags="$(git tag --merged HEAD --list 'v[0-9]*.[0-9]*.[0-9]*' | grep -v '-' || true)"
-          if [ -n "${stable_tags}" ]; then
-            exit 0
-          fi
-
-          root_commit="$(git rev-list --max-parents=0 HEAD | tail -n 1)"
-          git tag v0.0.0 "${root_commit}"
-          echo "KTX_STABLE_RELEASE_FLOOR_TAG=v0.0.0" >> "${GITHUB_ENV}"
-
       - name: Prepare next prerelease branch
         if: ${{ inputs.release_kind == 'rc' }}
         run: |
@@ -104,6 +90,26 @@ jobs:
         env:
           KTX_PRERELEASE_BRANCH: next
 
+      - name: Prepare npm package root for release verification
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+
+          mkdir -p dist/public-npm-package
+          node --input-type=module <<'EOF'
+          import { writeFile } from 'node:fs/promises';
+
+          const packageJson = {
+            name: '@kaelio/ktx',
+            version: '0.0.0',
+            private: false
+          };
+
+          await writeFile(
+            'dist/public-npm-package/package.json',
+            `${JSON.stringify(packageJson, null, 2)}\n`
+          );
+          EOF
+
       - name: Dry-run semantic release
         if: ${{ !inputs.publish_live }}
         run: |