diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index d957d9c82..7b68ea935 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -57,12 +57,14 @@
     "@types/lodash": "^4.17.16",
     "@types/validator": "^13.12.2",
     "babel-jest": "^29.7.0",
+    "child-process-promise": "^2.2.1",
     "eslint": "^9.18.0",
     "generate-changelog": "^1.8.0",
     "jest": "^29.7.0",
     "json-schema-typed": "^8.0.1",
     "lodash": "^4.17.21",
     "randexp": "^0.5.3",
+    "semver": "^7.7.2",
     "tsup": "^8.3.5",
     "typescript": "^5.7.3"
   }
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index 4ac1bed6f..dfd6b76b5 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ importers:
       babel-jest:
         specifier: ^29.7.0
         version: 29.7.0(@babel/core@7.26.0)
+      child-process-promise:
+        specifier: ^2.2.1
+        version: 2.2.1
       eslint:
         specifier: ^9.18.0
         version: 9.18.0
@@ -60,6 +63,9 @@ importers:
       randexp:
         specifier: ^0.5.3
         version: 0.5.3
+      semver:
+        specifier: ^7.7.2
+        version: 7.7.2
       tsup:
         specifier: ^8.3.5
         version: 8.3.5(postcss@8.5.1)(typescript@5.7.3)(yaml@2.7.0)
@@ -1513,6 +1519,9 @@ packages:
   character-entities@2.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-shx7oQ0Awen/BRIdkjkvz54PnEEI/EjwXDSIZp86/KKdbafHh1Df/RYGBhn4hbe2+uKC9FnT5UCEdyPz3ai9hQ==}
 
+  child-process-promise@2.2.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-Fi4aNdqBsr0mv+jgWxcZ/7rAIC2mgihrptyVI4foh/rrjY/3BNjfP9+oaiFx/fzim+1ZyCNBae0DlyfQhSugog==}
+
   chokidar@4.0.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Qgzu8kfBvo+cA4962jnP1KkS6Dop5NS6g7R5LFYJr4b8Ub94PPQXUksCw9PvXoeXPRRddRNC5C1JQUR2SMGtnA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 14.16.0'}
@@ -1585,6 +1594,9 @@ packages:
   create-require@1.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-dcKFX3jn0MpIaXjisoRvexIJVEKzaq7z2rZKxf+MSr9TkdmHmsU4m2lcLojrj/FHl8mk5VxMmYA+ftRkP/3oKQ==}
 
+  cross-spawn@4.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-yAXz/pA1tD8Gtg2S98Ekf/sewp3Lcp3YoFKJ4Hkp5h5yLWnKVTDU0kwjKJ8NDCYcfTLfyGkzTikst+jWypT1iA==}
+
   cross-spawn@7.0.6:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-uV2QOWP2nWzsy2aMp8aRibhi9dlzF5Hgh5SHaB9OiTGEyDTiJJyx0uy51QXdyWbtAHNua4XJzUKca3OzKUd3vA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
@@ -2404,6 +2416,9 @@ packages:
   lru-cache@10.4.3:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-JNAzZcXrCt42VGLuYz0zfAzDfAvJWW6AfYlDBQyDV5DClI2m5sAmK+OIO7s59XfsRsWHp02jAJrRadPRGTt6SQ==}
 
+  lru-cache@4.1.5:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-sWZlbEP2OsHNkXrMl5GYk/jKk70MBng6UU4YI/qGDYbgf6YbP4EvmqISbXCoJiRKs+1bSpFHVgQxvJ17F2li5g==}
+
   lru-cache@5.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-KpNARQA3Iwv+jTA0utUVVbrh+Jlrr1Fv0e56GGzAFOXN7dk/FviaDW8LHmK52DlcH4WP2n6gI8vN1aesBFgo9w==}
 
@@ -2597,6 +2612,10 @@ packages:
   node-releases@2.0.19:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-xxOWJsBKtzAq7DY0J+DTzuz58K8e7sJbdgwkbMWQe8UYB6ekmsQ45q0M/tJDsGaZmbC+l7n57UV8Hl5tHxO9uw==}
 
+  node-version@1.2.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ma6oU4Sk0qOoKEAymVoTvk8EdXEobdS7m/mAGhDJ8Rouugho48crHBORAmy5BoOcv8wraPM6xumapQp5hl4iIQ==}
+    engines: {node: '>=6.0.0'}
+
   normalize-package-data@2.5.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-/5CMN3T0R4XTj4DcGaexo+roZSdSFW/0AOOTROrjxzCG1wrWXEsGbRKevjlIL+ZDE4sZlJr5ED4YW0yqmkK+eA==}
 
@@ -2750,10 +2769,16 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-Pdlw/oPxN+aXdmM9R00JVC9WVFoCLTKJvDVLgmJ+qAffBMxsV85l/Lu7sNx4zSzPyoL2euImuEwHhOXdEgNFZQ==}
     engines: {node: ^14.15.0 || ^16.10.0 || >=18.0.0}
 
+  promise-polyfill@6.1.0:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-g0LWaH0gFsxovsU7R5LrrhHhWAWiHRnh1GPrhXnPgYsDkIqjRYUYSZEsej/wtleDrz5xVSIDbeKfidztp2XHFQ==}
+
   prompts@2.4.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-NxNv/kLguCA7p3jE8oL2aEBsrJWgAakBpgmgK6lpPWV+WuOmY6r2/zbAVnP+T8bQlA0nzHXSJSJW0Hq7ylaD2Q==}
     engines: {node: '>= 6'}
 
+  pseudomap@1.0.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-b/YwNhb8lk1Zz2+bXXpS/LK9OisiZZ1SNsSLxN1x2OXVEhW2Ckr/7mWE5vrC1ZTiJlD9g19jWszTmJsB+oEpFQ==}
+
   punycode@2.3.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-vYt7UD1U9Wg6138shLtLOvdAu+8DsC/ilFtEVHcH+wydcSpNE20AfSOduf6MkRFahL5FY7X1oU7nKVZFtfq8Fg==}
     engines: {node: '>=6'}
@@ -2879,8 +2904,8 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-BR7VvDCVHO+q2xBEWskxS6DJE1qRnb7DxzUrogb71CWoSficBxYsiAGd+Kl0mmq/MprG9yArRkyrQxTO6XjMzA==}
     hasBin: true
 
-  semver@7.6.3:
-    resolution: {integrity: sha512-oVekP1cKtI+CTDvHWYFUcMtsK/00wmAEfyqKfNdARm8u1wNVhSgaX7A8d4UuIlUI5e84iEwOhs7ZPYRmzU9U6A==}
+  semver@7.7.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-RF0Fw+rO5AMf9MAyaRXI4AV0Ulj5lMHqVxxdSgiVbixSCXoEmmX/jk0CuJw4+3SqroYO9VoUh+HcuJivvtJemA==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
     hasBin: true
 
@@ -3195,6 +3220,10 @@ packages:
   whatwg-url@7.1.0:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-WUu7Rg1DroM7oQvGWfOiAK21n74Gg+T4elXEQYkOhtyLeWiJFoOGLXPKI/9gzIie9CtwVLm8wtw6YJdKyxSjeg==}
 
+  which@1.3.1:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-HxJdYWq1MTIQbJ3nw0cqssHoTNU267KlrDuGZ1WYlxDStUtKUhOaJmh112/TZmHxxUfuJqPXSOm7tDyas0OSIQ==}
+    hasBin: true
+
   which@2.0.2:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-BLI3Tl1TW3Pvl70l3yq3Y64i+awpwXqsGBYWkkqMtnbXgrMD+yj7rhW0kuEDxzJaYXGjEW5ogapKNMEKNMjibA==}
     engines: {node: '>= 8'}
@@ -3227,6 +3256,9 @@ packages:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-0pfFzegeDWJHJIAmTLRP2DwHjdF5s7jo9tuztdQxAhINCdvS+3nGINqPd00AphqJR/0LhANUS6/+7SCb98YOfA==}
     engines: {node: '>=10'}
 
+  yallist@2.1.2:
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-ncTzHV7NvsQZkYe1DW7cbDLm0YpzHmZF5r/iyP3ZnQtMiJ+pjzisCiMNI+Sj+xQF5pXhSHxSB3uDbsBTzY/c2A==}
+
   yallist@3.1.1:
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-a4UGQaWPH59mOXUYnAG2ewncQS4i4F43Tv3JoAM+s2VDAmS9NsK8GpDMLrCHPksFT7h3K6TOoUNn2pb7RoXx4g==}
 
@@ -4686,7 +4718,7 @@ snapshots:
       fast-glob: 3.3.3
       is-glob: 4.0.3
       minimatch: 9.0.5
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
       ts-api-utils: 2.0.0(typescript@5.7.3)
       typescript: 5.7.3
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -4938,6 +4970,12 @@ snapshots:
 
   character-entities@2.0.2: {}
 
+  child-process-promise@2.2.1:
+    dependencies:
+      cross-spawn: 4.0.2
+      node-version: 1.2.0
+      promise-polyfill: 6.1.0
+
   chokidar@4.0.3:
     dependencies:
       readdirp: 4.1.1
@@ -5004,6 +5042,11 @@ snapshots:
   create-require@1.1.1:
     optional: true
 
+  cross-spawn@4.0.2:
+    dependencies:
+      lru-cache: 4.1.5
+      which: 1.3.1
+
   cross-spawn@7.0.6:
     dependencies:
       path-key: 3.1.1
@@ -5113,12 +5156,12 @@ snapshots:
   eslint-compat-utils@0.5.1(eslint@9.18.0):
     dependencies:
       eslint: 9.18.0
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
 
   eslint-compat-utils@0.6.4(eslint@9.18.0):
     dependencies:
       eslint: 9.18.0
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
 
   eslint-config-flat-gitignore@1.0.0(eslint@9.18.0):
     dependencies:
@@ -5178,7 +5221,7 @@ snapshots:
       get-tsconfig: 4.9.0
       is-glob: 4.0.3
       minimatch: 9.0.5
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
       stable-hash: 0.0.4
       tslib: 2.8.1
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -5196,7 +5239,7 @@ snapshots:
       espree: 10.3.0
       esquery: 1.6.0
       parse-imports: 2.2.1
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
       spdx-expression-parse: 4.0.0
       synckit: 0.9.2
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -5226,7 +5269,7 @@ snapshots:
       globals: 15.14.0
       ignore: 5.3.2
       minimatch: 9.0.5
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
 
   eslint-plugin-no-only-tests@3.3.0: {}
 
@@ -5278,7 +5321,7 @@ snapshots:
       read-pkg-up: 7.0.1
       regexp-tree: 0.1.27
       regjsparser: 0.10.0
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
       strip-indent: 3.0.0
 
   eslint-plugin-unused-imports@4.1.4(@typescript-eslint/eslint-plugin@8.20.0(@typescript-eslint/parser@8.20.0(eslint@9.18.0)(typescript@5.7.3))(eslint@9.18.0)(typescript@5.7.3))(eslint@9.18.0):
@@ -5295,7 +5338,7 @@ snapshots:
       natural-compare: 1.4.0
       nth-check: 2.1.1
       postcss-selector-parser: 6.1.2
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
       vue-eslint-parser: 9.4.3(eslint@9.18.0)
       xml-name-validator: 4.0.0
     transitivePeerDependencies:
@@ -5624,7 +5667,7 @@ snapshots:
       '@babel/parser': 7.26.5
       '@istanbuljs/schema': 0.1.3
       istanbul-lib-coverage: 3.2.2
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
@@ -5910,7 +5953,7 @@ snapshots:
       jest-util: 29.7.0
       natural-compare: 1.4.0
       pretty-format: 29.7.0
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
@@ -6002,7 +6045,7 @@ snapshots:
       acorn: 8.14.0
       eslint-visitor-keys: 3.4.3
       espree: 9.6.1
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
 
   keyv@4.5.4:
     dependencies:
@@ -6048,6 +6091,11 @@ snapshots:
 
   lru-cache@10.4.3: {}
 
+  lru-cache@4.1.5:
+    dependencies:
+      pseudomap: 1.0.2
+      yallist: 2.1.2
+
   lru-cache@5.1.1:
     dependencies:
       yallist: 3.1.1
@@ -6058,7 +6106,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   make-dir@4.0.0:
     dependencies:
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
 
   make-error@1.3.6:
     optional: true
@@ -6410,6 +6458,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   node-releases@2.0.19: {}
 
+  node-version@1.2.0: {}
+
   normalize-package-data@2.5.0:
     dependencies:
       hosted-git-info: 2.8.9
@@ -6547,11 +6597,15 @@ snapshots:
       ansi-styles: 5.2.0
       react-is: 18.3.1
 
+  promise-polyfill@6.1.0: {}
+
   prompts@2.4.2:
     dependencies:
       kleur: 3.0.3
       sisteransi: 1.0.5
 
+  pseudomap@1.0.2: {}
+
   punycode@2.3.1: {}
 
   pure-rand@6.1.0: {}
@@ -6685,7 +6739,7 @@ snapshots:
 
   semver@6.3.1: {}
 
-  semver@7.6.3: {}
+  semver@7.7.2: {}
 
   shebang-command@2.0.0:
     dependencies:
@@ -6985,7 +7039,7 @@ snapshots:
       espree: 9.6.1
       esquery: 1.6.0
       lodash: 4.17.21
-      semver: 7.6.3
+      semver: 7.7.2
     transitivePeerDependencies:
       - supports-color
 
@@ -7001,6 +7055,10 @@ snapshots:
       tr46: 1.0.1
       webidl-conversions: 4.0.2
 
+  which@1.3.1:
+    dependencies:
+      isexe: 2.0.0
+
   which@2.0.2:
     dependencies:
       isexe: 2.0.0
@@ -7030,6 +7088,8 @@ snapshots:
 
   y18n@5.0.8: {}
 
+  yallist@2.1.2: {}
+
   yallist@3.1.1: {}
 
   yaml-eslint-parser@1.2.3:
diff --git a/scripts/release.helpers.js b/scripts/release.helpers.js
index 9019703a1..f9e1dc7a3 100644
--- a/scripts/release.helpers.js
+++ b/scripts/release.helpers.js
@@ -1,6 +1,5 @@
-const readline = require('node:readline/promises');
-
-const { exec } = require('child-process-promise');
+import readline from 'node:readline/promises';
+import { exec } from 'child-process-promise';
 
 async function checkGitStatus() {
   const result = await runExec('git status --porcelain', {
@@ -113,7 +112,7 @@ async function runExec(cmd, { silent } = {}) {
   }
 }
 
-module.exports = {
+export {
   checkNpmAuth,
   checkGitStatus,
   askForText,
diff --git a/scripts/release_v1.js b/scripts/release_v1.js
index 0fafbc0c1..24723f6f5 100644
--- a/scripts/release_v1.js
+++ b/scripts/release_v1.js
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
-const path = require('path');
+import path from 'path';
+import semver from 'semver';
+import { fileURLToPath } from 'url';
+import { readFileSync } from 'fs';
 
-const semver = require('semver');
-
-const {
+import {
   askForConfirmation,
   askForText,
   checkGitStatus,
@@ -11,10 +12,11 @@ const {
   revertCommit,
   revertChanges,
   getDateYYYYMMDDHHMMSS,
-} = require('./release.helpers');
+} from './release.helpers.js';
 
-const packageJsonPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../next/package.json');
-const packageJson = require(packageJsonPath);
+const __dirname = path.dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const packageJsonPath = path.resolve(__dirname, '../package.json');
+const packageJson = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, 'utf8'));
 
 async function checkGitBranchAndStatus() {
   const releaseType = process.argv[2];
@@ -83,19 +85,19 @@ async function getNewVersion() {
 }
 
 async function bumpVersion({ newVersion }) {
-  const cmd = `cd next && npm version --no-git-tag-version ${newVersion}`;
+  const cmd = `npm version --no-git-tag-version ${newVersion}`;
   await runExec(cmd);
 }
 
 async function build() {
-  console.log('Building next version...');
-  const cmd = 'cd next && npm run build';
+  console.log('Building version...');
+  const cmd = 'npm run build';
   await runExec(cmd);
 }
 
 async function updateChangelog() {
   console.log('Updating changelog...');
-  const cmd = 'cd next && npx generate-changelog';
+  const cmd = 'npx generate-changelog';
   await runExec(cmd);
 }
 
@@ -106,7 +108,7 @@ async function gitCommit({ newVersion, releaseType }) {
   let cmd;
   if (releaseType === 'beta') {
     // For beta, we commit package.json changes and changelog
-    cmd = `git add next/package.json next/CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m "Release ${prefix} ${newVersion}" && git tag ${prefix}-${newVersion} && git push && git push origin --tags`;
+    cmd = `git add package.json CHANGELOG.md && git commit -m "Release ${prefix} ${newVersion}" && git tag ${prefix}-${newVersion} && git push && git push origin --tags`;
   } else {
     // For dev, we only create a tag
     cmd = `git tag ${prefix}-${newVersion} && git push origin --tags`;
@@ -122,12 +124,12 @@ async function publish({ newVersion, releaseType, otp }) {
 
   try {
     // Publish with the dev/beta version
-    const cmd = `cd next && npm publish --access=public --tag=${npmTag} --otp=${otp}`;
+    const cmd = `npm publish --access=public --tag=${npmTag} --otp=${otp}`;
     await runExec(cmd);
 
     // For dev releases, revert package.json back to original version
     if (releaseType === 'dev') {
-      const revertCmd = `cd next && npm version --no-git-tag-version ${originalVersion}`;
+      const revertCmd = `npm version --no-git-tag-version ${originalVersion}`;
       await runExec(revertCmd);
     }