diff --git a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
index 62f9e756..53c024ef 100644
--- a/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
+++ b/.github/CONTRIBUTING.md
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ Once merged, run the [Release package workflow](../../actions/workflows/release.
 
 1. Select `iOS` as the platform.
 2. Enter the expected version. The workflow reads the SDK version from the checked-in files and fails if the typed version does not match.
-3. Leave `dry-run` enabled first to review the release plan.
-4. Rerun with `dry-run` disabled. By default this creates a draft GitHub Release with the bare semver tag (e.g. `3.8.1`) for human review.
+3. Select `Dry run` first to review the release plan without creating a release.
+4. Rerun with `Draft release` to create a draft GitHub Release with the bare semver tag (e.g. `3.8.1`) for human review.
 5. Publish the draft release when ready. Publishing the draft kicks off the [Swift publish workflow](../../actions/workflows/swift-publish.yml), which publishes the new version to CocoaPods.
 
 ---
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ Once merged, run the [Release package workflow](../../actions/workflows/release.
 
 1. Select `Android` as the platform.
 2. Enter the expected version. The workflow reads the SDK version from `platforms/android/lib/build.gradle` and fails if the typed version does not match.
-3. Leave `dry-run` enabled first to review the release plan.
-4. Rerun with `dry-run` disabled. By default this creates a draft GitHub Release with the `android/`-prefixed tag (e.g. `android/3.0.1`) for human review.
+3. Select `Dry run` first to review the release plan without creating a release.
+4. Rerun with `Draft release` to create a draft GitHub Release with the `android/`-prefixed tag (e.g. `android/3.0.1`) for human review.
 5. Publish the draft release when ready. Publishing the draft kicks off the [Android publish workflow](../../actions/workflows/android-publish.yml). **A manual approval by a maintainer is required before publication to Maven Central.**
 
 ---
@@ -176,3 +176,20 @@ If your change intentionally modifies the public API:
 3. Commit the updated `.api.md` file in the same PR.
 
 If you did *not* intend to change public API and `api:check` is failing, the diff shows what your change inadvertently affected — treat it as a signal that something in your PR has consumer-visible impact.
+
+### Releasing a new React Native version
+
+Open a pull request with the following changes:
+
+1. Bump the `version` in `platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/package.json`.
+2. Add an entry to the React Native changelog.
+
+Supported release versions are `X.Y.Z` and prerelease versions are `X.Y.Z-{alpha|beta|rc}.N`.
+
+Once merged, run the [Release package workflow](../../actions/workflows/release.yml):
+
+1. Select `React Native` as the platform.
+2. Enter the expected version. The workflow reads the SDK version from `platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/package.json` and fails if the typed version does not match.
+3. Select `Dry run` first to review the release plan without creating a release.
+4. Rerun with `Draft release` to create a draft GitHub Release with the `react-native/`-prefixed tag (e.g. `react-native/4.0.1`) for human review.
+5. Publish the draft release when ready. Publishing the draft kicks off the [React Native publish workflow](../../actions/workflows/rn-publish.yml), which publishes `@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native` to npm.
diff --git a/.github/scripts/package-json-version b/.github/scripts/package-json-version
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..5e815927
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/scripts/package-json-version
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env node
+
+const fs = require("node:fs");
+
+const file = process.argv[2];
+
+if (!file) {
+  console.error("Usage: package-json-version <package.json>");
+  process.exit(2);
+}
+
+if (!fs.existsSync(file)) {
+  console.error(`::error file=${file}::Version source file does not exist.`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+let pkg;
+try {
+  pkg = JSON.parse(fs.readFileSync(file, "utf8"));
+} catch (error) {
+  console.error(`::error file=${file}::Could not parse JSON: ${error.message}`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+if (typeof pkg.version !== "string" || pkg.version.length === 0) {
+  console.error(`::error file=${file}::Could not extract version.`);
+  process.exit(1);
+}
+
+process.stdout.write(pkg.version);
diff --git a/.github/scripts/validate-release-version b/.github/scripts/validate-release-version
index 1db0866e..5d4cc326 100755
--- a/.github/scripts/validate-release-version
+++ b/.github/scripts/validate-release-version
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ Usage: validate-release-version <platform> [expected-version] [expected-tag]
 Validates the selected SDK's checked-in version declarations, optional user
 version input, optional git tag, and prints GitHub Actions outputs to stdout.
 
-Platforms: iOS, Android
+Platforms: iOS, Android, React Native
 USAGE
 }
 
@@ -42,6 +42,12 @@ extract_first_match() {
   printf '%s\n' "$value"
 }
 
+json_version() {
+  local file="$1"
+
+  .github/scripts/package-json-version "$file"
+}
+
 check_same_version() {
   local expected="$1"
   local file="$2"
@@ -84,8 +90,19 @@ case "$PLATFORM_INPUT" in
     VERSION=$(extract_first_match "$ANDROID_VERSION_FILE" 's/^[[:space:]]*def[[:space:]]+versionName[[:space:]]*=[[:space:]]*"([^"]+)".*/\1/p')
     ;;
 
+  "React Native"|react-native|ReactNative|rn|RN)
+    PLATFORM="react-native"
+    DISPLAY_PLATFORM="React Native"
+    RELEASE_TITLE_PREFIX="React Native"
+    TAG_PREFIX="react-native/"
+    PUBLISH_WORKFLOW="rn-publish.yml"
+
+    RN_PACKAGE_FILE="platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/package.json"
+    VERSION=$(json_version "$RN_PACKAGE_FILE")
+    ;;
+
   *)
-    echo "::error::Unsupported platform '$PLATFORM_INPUT'. Expected one of: iOS, Android." >&2
+    echo "::error::Unsupported platform '$PLATFORM_INPUT'. Expected one of: iOS, Android, React Native." >&2
     exit 1
     ;;
 esac
@@ -110,8 +127,10 @@ fi
 
 if [[ "$VERSION" == *-* ]]; then
   PRERELEASE="true"
+  NPM_TAG="next"
 else
   PRERELEASE="false"
+  NPM_TAG="latest"
 fi
 
 {
@@ -122,6 +141,7 @@ fi
   echo "release_title=$RELEASE_TITLE"
   echo "publish_workflow=$PUBLISH_WORKFLOW"
   echo "prerelease=$PRERELEASE"
+  echo "npm_tag=$NPM_TAG"
 }
 
 echo "✓ ${DISPLAY_PLATFORM} version '$VERSION' validates and maps to tag '$TAG'." >&2
diff --git a/.github/workflows/ci.yml b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
index a7750a65..bbbdf6e6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/ci.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/ci.yml
@@ -66,6 +66,11 @@ jobs:
               - '.github/workflows/rn-build-ios.yml'
               - '.github/workflows/rn-check-packed-files.yml'
               - '.github/workflows/rn-lint.yml'
+              - '.github/workflows/rn-publish.yml'
+              - '.github/workflows/release.yml'
+              - '.github/scripts/package-json-version'
+              - '.github/scripts/validate-release-version'
+              - '.github/actions/setup/**'
               - '.github/workflows/breaking-changes.yml'
               - '.github/workflows/ci.yml'
             web:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 1e00b060..829097d2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -10,20 +10,20 @@ on:
         options:
           - iOS
           - Android
+          - React Native
       version:
         description: Expected SDK version. Must match the checked-in SDK version for the selected platform.
         required: true
         type: string
-      dry-run:
-        description: Dry run
+      mode:
+        description: Release mode
         required: false
-        type: boolean
-        default: true
-      draft:
-        description: Draft release
-        required: false
-        type: boolean
-        default: true
+        type: choice
+        default: Dry run
+        options:
+          - Dry run
+          - Draft release
+          - Production release
 
 permissions:
   contents: write
@@ -81,14 +81,13 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Print release plan
         env:
-          DRY_RUN: ${{ inputs['dry-run'] && 'true' || 'false' }}
+          MODE: ${{ inputs.mode }}
           DISPLAY_PLATFORM: ${{ steps.release.outputs.display_platform }}
           VERSION: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
           TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}
           RELEASE_TITLE: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_title }}
           PRERELEASE: ${{ steps.release.outputs.prerelease }}
           PUBLISH_WORKFLOW: ${{ steps.release.outputs.publish_workflow }}
-          DRAFT: ${{ inputs.draft && 'true' || 'false' }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
           echo "Release plan:"
@@ -98,21 +97,25 @@ jobs:
           echo "  Title: ${RELEASE_TITLE}"
           echo "  Prerelease: ${PRERELEASE}"
           echo "  Publish workflow: ${PUBLISH_WORKFLOW}"
-          echo "  Dry run: ${DRY_RUN}"
-          echo "  Draft release: ${DRAFT}"
-          if [ "$DRY_RUN" = "false" ] && [ "$DRAFT" = "true" ]; then
+          echo "  Mode: ${MODE}"
+          if [ "$MODE" = "Dry run" ]; then
+            echo "  Release creation: skipped"
+            echo "  Publish dispatch: skipped"
+          elif [ "$MODE" = "Draft release" ]; then
+            echo "  Release creation: draft GitHub Release"
             echo "  Publish dispatch: skipped until the draft release is manually published"
-          elif [ "$DRY_RUN" = "false" ]; then
+          else
+            echo "  Release creation: published GitHub Release"
             echo "  Publish dispatch: ${PUBLISH_WORKFLOW} will be dispatched after release creation"
           fi
 
       - name: Create GitHub Release
-        if: ${{ !inputs['dry-run'] }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.mode != 'Dry run' }}
         env:
           TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}
           RELEASE_TITLE: ${{ steps.release.outputs.release_title }}
           PRERELEASE: ${{ steps.release.outputs.prerelease }}
-          DRAFT: ${{ inputs.draft && 'true' || 'false' }}
+          DRAFT: ${{ inputs.mode == 'Draft release' && 'true' || 'false' }}
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
         run: |
           set -euo pipefail
@@ -131,7 +134,7 @@ jobs:
           gh release create "${args[@]}"
 
       - name: Dispatch publish workflow
-        if: ${{ !inputs['dry-run'] && !inputs.draft }}
+        if: ${{ inputs.mode == 'Production release' }}
         env:
           TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}
           PUBLISH_WORKFLOW: ${{ steps.release.outputs.publish_workflow }}
@@ -143,8 +146,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Summary
         env:
-          DRY_RUN: ${{ inputs['dry-run'] && 'true' || 'false' }}
-          DRAFT: ${{ inputs.draft && 'true' || 'false' }}
+          MODE: ${{ inputs.mode }}
           DISPLAY_PLATFORM: ${{ steps.release.outputs.display_platform }}
           VERSION: ${{ steps.release.outputs.version }}
           TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs.tag }}
@@ -154,8 +156,7 @@ jobs:
           cat >> "$GITHUB_STEP_SUMMARY" <<SUMMARY
           ## Release plan
 
-          - Dry run: `${DRY_RUN}`
-          - Draft release: `${DRAFT}`
+          - Mode: \`${MODE}\`
           - Platform: ${DISPLAY_PLATFORM}
           - Version: ${VERSION}
           - Tag: \`${TAG}\`
diff --git a/.github/workflows/rn-publish.yml b/.github/workflows/rn-publish.yml
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..21cde841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/rn-publish.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,137 @@
+name: React Native — Publish to npm
+
+on:
+  release:
+    types:
+      - published
+  workflow_dispatch:
+
+permissions:
+  contents: read
+  id-token: write
+
+concurrency:
+  group: react-native-publish
+  cancel-in-progress: false
+
+jobs:
+  release:
+    name: Publish @shopify/checkout-kit-react-native to npm
+    if: |
+      (github.event_name == 'release' && startsWith(github.event.release.tag_name, 'react-native/'))
+      || github.event_name == 'workflow_dispatch'
+    environment:
+      name: npm-react-native
+      url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    timeout-minutes: 15
+    defaults:
+      run:
+        working-directory: platforms/react-native
+
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@de0fac2e4500dabe0009e67214ff5f5447ce83dd # v6.0.2
+
+      - name: Validate release tag matches package.json version
+        id: release
+        working-directory: ${{ github.workspace }}
+        env:
+          RELEASE_TAG: ${{ github.event.release.tag_name }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ "$GITHUB_EVENT_NAME" = "release" ]; then
+            TAG="$RELEASE_TAG"
+          else
+            TAG="$GITHUB_REF_NAME"
+          fi
+
+          .github/scripts/validate-release-version "React Native" "" "$TAG" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      # `ignore-scripts` prevents dependency postinstall scripts from running in
+      # this privileged npm publishing job.
+      - name: Setup Node.js, pnpm, and install dependencies
+        uses: ./.github/actions/setup
+        with:
+          node-version-file: platforms/react-native/package.json
+          cache-dependency-path: platforms/react-native/pnpm-lock.yaml
+          package-json-file: platforms/react-native/package.json
+          working-directory: platforms/react-native
+          ignore-scripts: "true"
+
+      - name: Verify version is not already published
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          NAME=$(node -p "require('./modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/package.json').name")
+          VERSION=$(node -p "require('./modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/package.json').version")
+          ENCODED_NAME=$(node -p "encodeURIComponent(require('./modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/package.json').name)")
+          URL="https://registry.npmjs.org/${ENCODED_NAME}/${VERSION}"
+          if curl -fs "$URL" > /dev/null; then
+            echo "::error::${NAME}@${VERSION} is already published on npm. Bump platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/package.json before re-running."
+            exit 1
+          fi
+          echo "::notice::${NAME}@${VERSION} is not yet on npm — safe to proceed."
+
+      - name: Build package
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cp README.md modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/README.md
+          pnpm module clean
+          pnpm module build
+
+      - name: Pack and inspect contents
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          mkdir -p /tmp/react-native-publish
+          cd modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native
+          pnpm pack --dry-run
+          pnpm pack --pack-destination /tmp/react-native-publish
+          echo "Tarball contents:"
+          tar -tzf /tmp/react-native-publish/*.tgz | sort
+
+      - name: Verify packed manifest has no workspace dependencies
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          tar -xOf /tmp/react-native-publish/*.tgz package/package.json > /tmp/react-native-publish/package.json
+          node <<'NODE'
+          const pkg = require('/tmp/react-native-publish/package.json');
+          const sections = ['dependencies', 'devDependencies', 'peerDependencies', 'optionalDependencies'];
+          const workspaceDependencies = [];
+          for (const section of sections) {
+            for (const [name, version] of Object.entries(pkg[section] ?? {})) {
+              if (typeof version === 'string' && version.startsWith('workspace:')) {
+                workspaceDependencies.push(`${section}.${name}=${version}`);
+              }
+            }
+          }
+          if (workspaceDependencies.length > 0) {
+            console.error(`::error::Packed package still contains workspace dependencies: ${workspaceDependencies.join(', ')}`);
+            process.exit(1);
+          }
+          console.log('Packed package manifest has no workspace: dependencies.');
+          NODE
+
+      - name: Print npm auth mode
+        env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          if [ -n "${NPM_TOKEN:-}" ]; then
+            echo "::notice::NPM_TOKEN is present — bootstrap/token publish path will be used."
+            pnpm whoami
+          else
+            echo "::notice::NPM_TOKEN is not present — relying on npm trusted publishing/OIDC."
+          fi
+
+      - name: Publish to npm
+        run: |
+          set -euo pipefail
+          cd modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native
+          pnpm publish --no-git-checks --ignore-scripts --access public --tag "$NPM_TAG" --provenance
+        env:
+          NPM_TAG: ${{ steps.release.outputs.npm_tag }}
+          NPM_CONFIG_PROVENANCE: "true"
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+          NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
diff --git a/platforms/react-native/docs/contributing/release.md b/platforms/react-native/docs/contributing/release.md
index 56d3dcaa..7fb02fc9 100644
--- a/platforms/react-native/docs/contributing/release.md
+++ b/platforms/react-native/docs/contributing/release.md
@@ -10,12 +10,26 @@ following steps:
    appropriate value.
 2. Add a [Changelog](./CHANGELOG.md) entry.
 3. Merge your PR to `main`.
-4. Create a [Release](/releases) for your new version.
+4. Run the [Release package workflow](/actions/workflows/release.yml).
 
-Creating and publishing a Github release with begin the automated process of
-publishing the latest version of the package to NPM. It will clean the module
-folder, build a new version, run `npm pack --dry-run` to verify the contents and
-publish to the NPM registry.
+Supported release versions are:
 
-You can follow the release action process via
-https://github.com/Shopify/checkout-kit/actions/workflows/publish.yml.
+- Stable: `X.Y.Z`
+- Prerelease: `X.Y.Z-{alpha|beta|rc}.N`
+
+The release workflow reads the version from
+`modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/package.json`, validates it, and
+creates the correctly namespaced `react-native/` tag (for example,
+`react-native/4.0.1`). The manually entered workflow version is only a safety
+check; it must match the package version exactly.
+
+Select `Dry run` on the first run to review the planned tag without creating a
+release. Rerun with `Draft release` to create a draft GitHub Release for human
+review; publish the draft release when ready to start the React Native publish
+workflow.
+
+The publish workflow cleans the module folder, builds a new version, runs
+`pnpm pack --dry-run` to verify the contents, and publishes to the NPM registry.
+
+You can follow the publish action process via
+https://github.com/Shopify/checkout-kit/actions/workflows/rn-publish.yml.
diff --git a/platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/RNShopifyCheckoutKit.podspec b/platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/RNShopifyCheckoutKit.podspec
index 48b6dfc8..939af1f0 100644
--- a/platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/RNShopifyCheckoutKit.podspec
+++ b/platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/RNShopifyCheckoutKit.podspec
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ Pod::Spec.new do |s|
   s.authors      = package["author"]
 
   s.platforms    = { :ios => "13.0" }
-  s.source       = { :git => "https://github.com/Shopify/checkout-kit.git", :tag => "#{s.version}" }
+  s.source       = { :git => "https://github.com/Shopify/checkout-kit.git", :tag => "react-native/#{s.version}" }
 
   s.source_files = "ios/*.{h,m,mm,swift}"
   # `ios/Package.swift` is the manifest for the nested SwiftPM test package
diff --git a/platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/android/build.gradle b/platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/android/build.gradle
index 1107c001..a3463030 100644
--- a/platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/android/build.gradle
+++ b/platforms/react-native/modules/@shopify/checkout-kit-react-native/android/build.gradle
@@ -118,12 +118,20 @@ if (shopifySdkVersion == null || shopifySdkVersion.trim().isEmpty()) {
 def shopifySdkArtifact = "com.shopify:checkout-kit:$shopifySdkVersion"
 
 repositories {
-  mavenLocal()
+  if (useLocalSdk) {
+    exclusiveContent {
+      forRepository {
+        mavenLocal()
+      }
+      filter {
+        includeModule("com.shopify", "checkout-kit")
+      }
+    }
+  }
   mavenCentral()
   google()
 }
 
-
 dependencies {
   // For < 0.71, this will be from the local maven repo
   // For > 0.71, this will be replaced by `com.facebook.react:react-android:$version` by react gradle plugin
diff --git a/platforms/react-native/sample/android/build.gradle b/platforms/react-native/sample/android/build.gradle
index 63080b75..560340ca 100644
--- a/platforms/react-native/sample/android/build.gradle
+++ b/platforms/react-native/sample/android/build.gradle
@@ -9,7 +9,6 @@ buildscript {
         kotlinVersion = "2.1.20"
     }
     repositories {
-        mavenLocal()
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
@@ -30,9 +29,20 @@ def loadProperties() {
 
 apply plugin: "com.facebook.react.rootproject"
 
+def useLocalSdk = (System.getenv("USE_LOCAL_SDK") ?: "0") == "1"
+
 allprojects {
     repositories {
-        mavenLocal()
+        if (useLocalSdk) {
+            exclusiveContent {
+                forRepository {
+                    mavenLocal()
+                }
+                filter {
+                    includeModule("com.shopify", "checkout-kit")
+                }
+            }
+        }
         google()
         mavenCentral()
     }
diff --git a/platforms/react-native/sample/ios/Podfile.lock b/platforms/react-native/sample/ios/Podfile.lock
index 4b4b5ff0..91e87364 100644
--- a/platforms/react-native/sample/ios/Podfile.lock
+++ b/platforms/react-native/sample/ios/Podfile.lock
@@ -2996,7 +2996,7 @@ SPEC CHECKSUMS:
   RNGestureHandler: eeb622199ef1fb3a076243131095df1c797072f0
   RNReanimated: 237d420b7bb4378ef1dacc7d7a5c674fddb4b5d2
   RNScreens: 3fc29af06302e1f1c18a7829fe57cbc2c0259912
-  RNShopifyCheckoutKit: 23f4881a5a839cc7b5e0840ccfec3b317c3c3bd6
+  RNShopifyCheckoutKit: e19eba6efb68ed31936d7e7b413a02fdb104a053
   RNVectorIcons: be4d047a76ad307ffe54732208fb0498fcb8477f
   ShopifyCheckoutKit: ffd719db529ac48907536d855182d7c57c85659f
   SocketRocket: d4aabe649be1e368d1318fdf28a022d714d65748