diff --git a/LICENSES.md b/LICENSES.md
index d0d04fc..d72941d 100644
--- a/LICENSES.md
+++ b/LICENSES.md
@@ -1141,7 +1141,7 @@ SOFTWARE.
 
 </details>
 
-### meshcore-hashtag-cracker (1.10.0) — MIT
+### meshcore-hashtag-cracker (1.11.0) — MIT
 
 <details>
 <summary>Full license text</summary>
diff --git a/scripts/docker_ci.sh b/scripts/docker_ci.sh
index 9c19ff8..a63d350 100644
--- a/scripts/docker_ci.sh
+++ b/scripts/docker_ci.sh
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ NC='\033[0m'
 SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
 
 NODE_VERSIONS=("20" "22" "24")
-NPM_VERSIONS=("9" "10")
+# Use explicit npm patch versions so resolver regressions are caught.
+NPM_VERSIONS=("9.1.1" "9.9.4" "10.9.5" "11.6.2")
 
 echo -e "${YELLOW}=== Frontend Docker CI Matrix ===${NC}"
 echo -e "${BLUE}Repo:${NC} $SCRIPT_DIR"
diff --git a/scripts/extended_quality.sh b/scripts/extended_quality.sh
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..dcbea60
--- /dev/null
+++ b/scripts/extended_quality.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -euo pipefail
+
+YELLOW='\033[1;33m'
+GREEN='\033[0;32m'
+BLUE='\033[0;34m'
+NC='\033[0m'
+
+SCRIPT_DIR="$(cd "$(dirname "$0")/.." && pwd)"
+
+echo -e "${YELLOW}=== Extended Quality Checks ===${NC}"
+echo
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}[all_quality]${NC} Running full lint, typecheck, unit tests, and builds..."
+"$SCRIPT_DIR/scripts/all_quality.sh"
+echo -e "${GREEN}[all_quality]${NC} Passed!"
+echo
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}[e2e]${NC} Running end-to-end tests..."
+"$SCRIPT_DIR/scripts/e2e.sh" "$@"
+echo -e "${GREEN}[e2e]${NC} Passed!"
+echo
+
+echo -e "${BLUE}[docker_ci]${NC} Running Docker frontend install/build matrix..."
+"$SCRIPT_DIR/scripts/docker_ci.sh"
+echo -e "${GREEN}[docker_ci]${NC} Passed!"
+echo
+
+echo -e "${GREEN}=== Extended quality checks passed! ===${NC}"
diff --git a/scripts/publish.sh b/scripts/publish.sh
index 0003817..9dc18bd 100644
--- a/scripts/publish.sh
+++ b/scripts/publish.sh
@@ -168,6 +168,24 @@ docker push jkingsman/remoteterm-meshcore:$GIT_HASH
 echo -e "${GREEN}Docker push complete!${NC}"
 echo
 
+# Create GitHub release using the changelog notes for this version.
+echo -e "${YELLOW}Creating GitHub release...${NC}"
+RELEASE_NOTES_FILE=$(mktemp)
+{
+    echo "$CHANGELOG_HEADER"
+    echo
+    echo "$CHANGELOG_ENTRY"
+} > "$RELEASE_NOTES_FILE"
+
+gh release create "$VERSION" \
+    --title "$VERSION" \
+    --notes-file "$RELEASE_NOTES_FILE" \
+    --target HEAD
+
+rm -f "$RELEASE_NOTES_FILE"
+echo -e "${GREEN}GitHub release created!${NC}"
+echo
+
 echo -e "${GREEN}=== Publish complete! ===${NC}"
 echo -e "Version: ${YELLOW}$VERSION${NC}"
 echo -e "Git hash: ${YELLOW}$GIT_HASH${NC}"
@@ -175,3 +193,5 @@ echo -e "Docker tags pushed:"
 echo -e "  - jkingsman/remoteterm-meshcore:latest"
 echo -e "  - jkingsman/remoteterm-meshcore:$VERSION"
 echo -e "  - jkingsman/remoteterm-meshcore:$GIT_HASH"
+echo -e "GitHub release:"
+echo -e "  - $VERSION"