diff --git a/.github/workflows/build.yml b/.github/workflows/build.yml
index 8945fcc..f17a17c 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build.yml
@@ -10,6 +10,9 @@ on:
 jobs:
   ci:
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
+    env:
+      #hardcode the coveralls token...it's not overly important to protect, and github actions won't allow forks to work with coveralls otherwise
+      COVERALLS_REPO_TOKEN: "OqDqbWVvJMoMlIhpgvFlSygtDJufce50v"
     strategy:
       matrix:
         os: [ubuntu-latest, macos-latest, windows-latest]
@@ -18,10 +21,12 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
           node-version: "16.20.2"
+          architecture: 'x64' # fix for macos-latest
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
       - run: npm run lint
       - run: npm run test
+      - run: npm run publish-coverage
   npm-release:
     #only run this task if a tag starting with 'v' was used to trigger this (i.e. a tagged release)
     if: startsWith(github.ref, 'refs/tags/v')
@@ -34,6 +39,7 @@ jobs:
       - uses: actions/setup-node@master
         with:
           node-version: "16.20.2"
+          architecture: 'x64' # fix for macos-latest
       - run: echo "//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken=${NPM_TOKEN}" > ./.npmrc
       - run: npm ci
       - run: npm run build
diff --git a/.github/workflows/create-package.yml b/.github/workflows/create-package.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6efe73d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/create-package.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,57 @@
+name: create-package
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [labeled, unlabeled, synchronize]
+jobs:
+  create-package:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    if: contains(github.event.pull_request.labels.*.name, 'create-package')
+    env:
+      GH_TOKEN: ${{ github.token }}
+    steps:
+      - uses: actions/checkout@master
+      - uses: actions/setup-node@master
+        with:
+          node-version: "16.20.2"
+      # Get a bot token so the bot's name shows up on all our actions
+      - name: Get Token From roku-ci-token Application
+        uses: tibdex/github-app-token@v1
+        id: generate-token
+        with:
+          app_id: ${{ secrets.BOT_APP_ID }}
+          private_key: ${{ secrets.BOT_PRIVATE_KEY }}
+      - run: echo "TOKEN=${{ steps.generate-token.outputs.token }}" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+      - name: Compute variables
+        run: |
+          CURRENT_VERSION=$(grep -o '\"version\": *\"[^\"]*\"' package.json | awk -F'\"' '{print $4}')
+          SANITIZED_BRANCH_NAME=$(echo "$GITHUB_HEAD_REF" | sed 's/[^0-9a-zA-Z-]/-/g')
+          BUILD_VERSION="$CURRENT_VERSION-$SANITIZED_BRANCH_NAME.$(date +%Y%m%d%H%M%S)"
+          NPM_PACKAGE_NAME=$(grep -o '\"name\": *\"[^\"]*\"' package.json | awk -F'\"' '{print $4}' | sed -e 's/@//g' -e 's#/#-#g')
+          ARTIFACT_NAME=$(echo "$NPM_PACKAGE_NAME-$BUILD_VERSION.tgz" | tr '/' '-')
+          ARTIFACT_URL="${{ github.server_url }}/${{ github.repository }}/releases/download/v0.0.0-packages/${ARTIFACT_NAME}"
+
+          echo "BUILD_VERSION=$BUILD_VERSION" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          echo "ARTIFACT_URL=$ARTIFACT_URL" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+
+      - run: npm ci
+      - run: npm version "$BUILD_VERSION" --no-git-tag-version
+      - run: npm pack
+
+      # create the release if not exist
+      - run: gh release create v0.0.0-packages --title "v0.0.0-packages" --latest=false --prerelease --notes "catchall release for temp packages" -R ${{ github.repository }}
+        continue-on-error: true
+
+      # upload this artifact to the "packages" github release
+      - run: gh release upload v0.0.0-packages *.tgz -R ${{ github.repository }}
+
+      - name: Fetch build artifact
+        uses: actions/github-script@v7
+        with:
+          github-token: ${{ env.TOKEN }}
+          script: |
+              return github.rest.issues.createComment({
+                issue_number: context.issue.number,
+                owner: context.repo.owner,
+                repo: context.repo.repo,
+                body: "Hey there! I just built a new temporary npm package based on ${{ github.event.pull_request.head.sha }}. You can download it [here](${{ env.ARTIFACT_URL }}) or install it by running the following command: \n```bash\nnpm install ${{ env.ARTIFACT_URL }}\n```"
+              });
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index b5781c2..cb04fc2 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@
         "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.27.0",
         "brighterscript": "^0.67.7",
         "chai": "^4.2.0",
+        "coveralls-next": "^4.2.1",
         "eslint": "^8.16.0",
         "eslint-plugin-no-only-tests": "2.6.0",
         "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",
@@ -1782,6 +1783,26 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-ZQBvi1DcpJ4GDqanjucZ2Hj3wEO5pZDS89BWbkcrvdxksJorwUDDZamX9ldFkp9aw2lmBDLgkObEA4DWNJ9FYQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/coveralls-next": {
+      "version": "4.2.1",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/coveralls-next/-/coveralls-next-4.2.1.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-O/SBGZsCryt+6Q3NuJHENyQYaucTEV9qp0KGaed+y42PUh+GuF949LRLHKZbxWwOIc1tV8bJRIVWlfbZ8etEwQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "BSD-2-Clause",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "form-data": "4.0.0",
+        "js-yaml": "4.1.0",
+        "lcov-parse": "1.0.0",
+        "log-driver": "1.2.7",
+        "minimist": "1.2.8"
+      },
+      "bin": {
+        "coveralls": "bin/coveralls.js"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=16"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/cross-platform-clear-console": {
       "version": "2.3.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/cross-platform-clear-console/-/cross-platform-clear-console-2.3.0.tgz",
@@ -2535,6 +2556,21 @@
         "node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/form-data": {
+      "version": "4.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/form-data/-/form-data-4.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-ETEklSGi5t0QMZuiXoA/Q6vcnxcLQP5vdugSpuAyi6SVGi2clPPp+xgEhuMaHC+zGgn31Kd235W35f7Hykkaww==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "dependencies": {
+        "asynckit": "^0.4.0",
+        "combined-stream": "^1.0.8",
+        "mime-types": "^2.1.12"
+      },
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">= 6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/fromentries": {
       "version": "1.3.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/fromentries/-/fromentries-1.3.2.tgz",
@@ -3324,6 +3360,16 @@
         "json-buffer": "3.0.1"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/lcov-parse": {
+      "version": "1.0.0",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/lcov-parse/-/lcov-parse-1.0.0.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-aprLII/vPzuQvYZnDRU78Fns9I2Ag3gi4Ipga/hxnVMCZC8DnR2nI7XBqrPoywGfxqIx/DgarGvDJZAD3YBTgQ==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "BSD-3-Clause",
+      "bin": {
+        "lcov-parse": "bin/cli.js"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/levn": {
       "version": "0.4.1",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/levn/-/levn-0.4.1.tgz",
@@ -3379,6 +3425,16 @@
       "integrity": "sha512-0KpjqXRVvrYyCsX1swR/XTK0va6VQkQM6MNo7PqW77ByjAhoARA8EfrP1N4+KlKj8YS0ZUCtRT/YUuhyYDujIQ==",
       "dev": true
     },
+    "node_modules/log-driver": {
+      "version": "1.2.7",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/log-driver/-/log-driver-1.2.7.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-U7KCmLdqsGHBLeWqYlFA0V0Sl6P08EE1ZrmA9cxjUE0WVqT9qnyVDPz1kzpFEP0jdJuFnasWIfSd7fsaNXkpbg==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "ISC",
+      "engines": {
+        "node": ">=0.8.6"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/log-symbols": {
       "version": "4.1.0",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/log-symbols/-/log-symbols-4.1.0.tgz",
@@ -3589,6 +3645,16 @@
         "node": "*"
       }
     },
+    "node_modules/minimist": {
+      "version": "1.2.8",
+      "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/minimist/-/minimist-1.2.8.tgz",
+      "integrity": "sha512-2yyAR8qBkN3YuheJanUpWC5U3bb5osDywNB8RzDVlDwDHbocAJveqqj1u8+SVD7jkWT4yvsHCpWqqWqAxb0zCA==",
+      "dev": true,
+      "license": "MIT",
+      "funding": {
+        "url": "https://github.com/sponsors/ljharb"
+      }
+    },
     "node_modules/mocha": {
       "version": "9.2.2",
       "resolved": "https://registry.npmjs.org/mocha/-/mocha-9.2.2.tgz",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 2626534..092da6f 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -11,8 +11,10 @@
     "build": "rimraf out && tsc",
     "lint": "eslint \"src/**\"",
     "preversion": "npm run build && npm run lint && npm run test",
+    "test:nocover": "mocha",
     "test": "nyc mocha",
-    "watch": "rimraf out && tsc --watch"
+    "watch": "rimraf out && tsc --watch",
+    "publish-coverage": "nyc report --reporter=text-lcov | coveralls"
   },
   "author": "",
   "license": "MIT",
@@ -29,6 +31,7 @@
     "@typescript-eslint/parser": "^5.27.0",
     "brighterscript": "^0.67.7",
     "chai": "^4.2.0",
+    "coveralls-next": "^4.2.1",
     "eslint": "^8.16.0",
     "eslint-plugin-no-only-tests": "2.6.0",
     "fs-extra": "^11.2.0",