diff --git a/.github/CODEOWNERS b/.github/CODEOWNERS
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..661db58
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/CODEOWNERS
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.github/** @Andarist @bluwy
diff --git a/.github/actions/ci-setup/action.yml b/.github/actions/ci-setup/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..200c537
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/ci-setup/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+name: Setup CI
+description: Setup CI
+
+inputs:
+  node-version:
+    description: Node.js version
+    required: false
+    default: 24
+  skip-cache:
+    description: "Whether to skip the cache"
+    required: false
+    default: "false"
+
+runs:
+  using: composite
+  steps:
+    - name: Set up pnpm
+      uses: pnpm/action-setup@91ab88e2619ed1f46221f0ba42d1492c02baf788 # v6.0.6
+
+    - name: Set up Node.js ${{ inputs.node-version }}
+      uses: actions/setup-node@48b55a011bda9f5d6aeb4c2d9c7362e8dae4041e # v6.4.0
+      with:
+        node-version: ${{ inputs.node-version }}
+        package-manager-cache: ${{ inputs.skip-cache != 'true' }}
+        cache: ${{ inputs.skip-cache != 'true' && 'pnpm' || '' }}
+
+    - name: Install dependencies
+      shell: bash
+      run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
diff --git a/.github/dependabot.yml b/.github/dependabot.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7495a7f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/dependabot.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+# To get started with Dependabot version updates, you'll need to specify which
+# package ecosystems to update and where the package manifests are located.
+# Please see the documentation for all configuration options:
+# https://docs.github.com/github/administering-a-repository/configuration-options-for-dependency-updates
+
+version: 2
+updates:
+  - package-ecosystem: "npm" # See documentation for possible values
+    directory: "/" # Location of package manifests
+    schedule:
+      interval: "weekly"
+    cooldown:
+      default-days: 7
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a852dcc..e649c80 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -1,37 +1,83 @@
-name: CI Checks
+name: CI
+
 on:
   pull_request:
-  push:
+  # merge queue is required so all commits on target branches trigger this workflow
+  # despite lack of the push event trigger here
+  merge_group:
     branches:
       - main
 
 permissions:
-  contents: write
+  contents: read
+
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.sha }}
+  cancel-in-progress: true
 
 jobs:
-  ci-checks:
+  build:
+    name: Build
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/ci-setup
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm build
+
+  lint:
+    name: Lint
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
-          fetch-depth: 2
-      - name: Use Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@6044e13b5dc448c55e2357c09f80417699197238 # v6.2.0
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/ci-setup
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: pnpm lint
+
+      - name: Format
+        run: pnpm format:check
+
+  test:
+    name: Test
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 20
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # integration tests create and push temporary branches
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
-          node-version: 24.x
-      - name: Extract pnpm version and install
-        run: |
-          VERSION=$(cat package.json | grep '"packageManager": "pnpm@' | sed 's/.*"pnpm@\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
-          npm install -g pnpm@$VERSION
-      - uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7 # v5.0.2
+          fetch-depth: 2 # integration tests read the two most recent local commits
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/ci-setup
         with:
-          path: ~/.pnpm-store
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('**/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-      - run: pnpm build
-      - run: pnpm lint
-      - run: pnpm format:check
-      - run: pnpm test:integration
+          skip-cache: true # avoid cache poisoning from this only job with write access, just in case
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm build
+
+      - name: Integration tests
+        run: pnpm test:integration
         env:
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-          HEAD_OID: ${{ github.base_ref }}
+
+  ci-ok:
+    name: CI OK
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: always()
+    needs: [build, lint, test]
+    steps:
+      - name: Exit with error if some jobs are not successful
+        if: ${{ always() && (contains(needs.*.result, 'failure') || contains(needs.*.result, 'cancelled')) }}
+        run: exit 1
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 7cba105..450fb29 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,41 +1,66 @@
-name: Release & Publish
+name: Publish
 
 on:
   push:
     branches:
       - main
 
-permissions:
-  contents: write
-  pull-requests: write
-  id-token: write
+concurrency:
+  group: ${{ github.workflow }}-${{ github.ref }}
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+  queue: max
+
+permissions: {}
 
 jobs:
-  release-and-publish:
+  version:
+    name: Version
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    outputs:
+      hasChangesets: ${{ steps.changesets.outputs.hasChangesets }}
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to create version commits (changesets/action)
+      pull-requests: write # to create pull request (changesets/action)
     steps:
-      - uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+        with:
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/ci-setup
         with:
-          token: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
-      - name: Use Node.js
-        uses: actions/setup-node@6044e13b5dc448c55e2357c09f80417699197238 # v6.2.0
+          skip-cache: true # avoid cache poisoning attacks
+
+      - name: Create or update release pull request
+        id: changesets
+        uses: changesets/action@63a615b9cd06ba9a3e6d13796c7fbcb080a60a0b # v1.8.0
+
+  publish:
+    name: Publish
+    if: needs.version.outputs.hasChangesets == 'false'
+    needs: version
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    environment: npm
+    timeout-minutes: 10
+    permissions:
+      contents: write # to create release (changesets/action)
+      id-token: write # to use OpenID Connect token for trusted publishing (changesets/action)
+    steps:
+      - name: Check out repo
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
         with:
-          node-version: 24.x
-      - name: Extract pnpm version and install
-        run: |
-          VERSION=$(cat package.json | grep '"packageManager": "pnpm@' | sed 's/.*"pnpm@\([^"]*\)".*/\1/')
-          npm install -g pnpm@$VERSION
-      - name: Cache pnpm modules
-        uses: actions/cache@8b402f58fbc84540c8b491a91e594a4576fec3d7 # v5.0.2
+          persist-credentials: false
+
+      - uses: ./.github/actions/ci-setup
         with:
-          path: ~/.pnpm-store
-          key: ${{ runner.os }}-pnpm-${{ hashFiles('**/pnpm-lock.yaml') }}
-      - run: pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
-      - run: pnpm build
-      - name: Run Changeset Workflow
-        uses: changesets/action@c48e67d110a68bc90ccf1098e9646092baacaa87 # v1.6.0
-        env:
-          GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
+          skip-cache: true # avoid cache poisoning attacks
+
+      - name: Build
+        run: pnpm build
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        uses: changesets/action@63a615b9cd06ba9a3e6d13796c7fbcb080a60a0b # v1.8.0
         with:
           publish: pnpm changeset publish
           commitMode: github-api