diff --git a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
index 1d47993..8e1a743 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/deploy-docs.yml
@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 name: Deploy Docs to GitHub Pages
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
   workflow_dispatch:
 
 permissions:
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish.yml b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
index 23fad83..804f461 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,43 @@
 name: Publish to npm
 
 on:
-  release:
-    types: [published]
+  push:
+    tags:
+      - 'v*'
 
 jobs:
+  ci:
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+
+      - name: Setup Node
+        uses: actions/setup-node@v4
+        with:
+          node-version: 22
+          cache: npm
+
+      - name: Install dependencies
+        run: npm ci
+
+      - name: Check formatting
+        run: npm run format:check
+
+      - name: Lint
+        run: npm run lint
+
+      - name: Build library
+        run: npm run build
+
+      - name: Build docs
+        run: npm run build:docs
+
   publish:
+    needs: ci
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
     permissions:
-      contents: read
+      contents: write
       id-token: write
     steps:
       - name: Checkout
@@ -31,3 +60,8 @@ jobs:
         run: npm publish --provenance --access public
         env:
           NODE_AUTH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: Create GitHub Release
+        uses: softprops/action-gh-release@v2
+        with:
+          generate_release_notes: true
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..43d01ff
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+name: Release
+
+# Runs when a release/* branch is merged into main.
+# Reads the version from package.json, updates index.html,
+# commits the change, tags main, and pushes — triggering
+# the publish and deploy-docs workflows.
+
+on:
+  pull_request:
+    types: [closed]
+    branches: [main]
+
+jobs:
+  tag:
+    if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.head.ref, 'release/')
+    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
+    permissions:
+      contents: write
+    steps:
+      - name: Checkout
+        uses: actions/checkout@v4
+        with:
+          ref: main
+          fetch-depth: 0
+
+      - name: Read version from package.json
+        id: version
+        run: echo "version=$(node -p 'require(\"./package.json\").version')" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: Update version in index.html
+        run: |
+          VERSION="${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          sed -i "s/\"softwareVersion\": \"[^\"]*\"/\"softwareVersion\": \"$VERSION\"/" index.html
+
+      - name: Check for changes
+        id: diff
+        run: |
+          if git diff --quiet; then
+            echo "changed=false" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          else
+            echo "changed=true" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          fi
+
+      - name: Commit version update
+        if: steps.diff.outputs.changed == 'true'
+        run: |
+          git config user.name "github-actions[bot]"
+          git config user.email "41898282+github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com"
+          git add index.html
+          git commit -m "chore: update version to ${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          git push
+
+      - name: Create and push tag
+        run: |
+          git tag "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
+          git push origin "v${{ steps.version.outputs.version }}"
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 4e5ad06..4c888ff 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@
         "description": "React component library for drag-and-drop row and column reordering in tables. Features 60fps animations, auto-scroll, virtual scrolling for 100k+ rows, mobile long-press support, drag handles, and full style customization.",
         "url": "https://samiodeh1337.github.io/react-table-dnd/",
         "downloadUrl": "https://www.npmjs.com/package/react-table-dnd",
-        "softwareVersion": "1.0.0",
+        "softwareVersion": "2.0.8",
         "programmingLanguage": ["TypeScript", "React"],
         "license": "https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT",
         "author": {
@@ -83,11 +83,6 @@
           "@type": "Offer",
           "price": "0",
           "priceCurrency": "USD"
-        },
-        "aggregateRating": {
-          "@type": "AggregateRating",
-          "ratingValue": "5",
-          "ratingCount": "1"
         }
       }
     </script>
diff --git a/public/robots.txt b/public/robots.txt
index 5b8bb0a..d857c2f 100644
--- a/public/robots.txt
+++ b/public/robots.txt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 User-agent: *
 Allow: /
 
-Sitemap: https://samiodeh1337.github.io/sortable-table/sitemap.xml
+Sitemap: https://samiodeh1337.github.io/react-table-dnd/sitemap.xml
diff --git a/public/sitemap.xml b/public/sitemap.xml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..29df658
--- /dev/null
+++ b/public/sitemap.xml
@@ -0,0 +1,8 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
+  <url>
+    <loc>https://samiodeh1337.github.io/react-table-dnd/</loc>
+    <changefreq>weekly</changefreq>
+    <priority>1.0</priority>
+  </url>
+</urlset>
diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index 5b76d04..2336e0e 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -25,6 +25,8 @@ import {
 } from './Components'
 import './docs.css'
 
+declare const __LIB_VERSION__: string
+
 // Raw source imports for code preview (TSX — from real example files)
 import srcFixedTsx from './examples/example-fixed.tsx?raw'
 import srcFlexTsx from './examples/example-flex.tsx?raw'
@@ -497,7 +499,7 @@ function App() {
 
       {/* Hero */}
       <section className="hero">
-        <div className="badge">v2.0.8 &middot; MIT License</div>
+        <div className="badge">v{__LIB_VERSION__} &middot; MIT License</div>
         <h1>
           The drag-and-drop table
           <br />
diff --git a/src/Components/BodyRow.tsx b/src/Components/BodyRow.tsx
index e9661dc..92b2a52 100644
--- a/src/Components/BodyRow.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/BodyRow.tsx
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 import Draggable from './Draggable'
-import classNames from 'classnames'
 import React, { useMemo, memo } from 'react'
 import type { CSSProperties, ReactNode } from 'react'
 import type { DraggableProps } from './Draggable'
@@ -22,11 +21,9 @@ const BodyRow: React.FC<BodyRowProps> = memo(({ children, style, className, ...p
     () => (style ? { ...DEFAULT_STYLES, ...style } : DEFAULT_STYLES),
     [style],
   )
-  const mergedClassName = classNames('tr', className)
-
   return (
     <Draggable {...(props as DraggableProps)} type={'row'}>
-      <div className={mergedClassName} style={mergedStyles}>
+      <div data-rtdnd="tr" className={className} style={mergedStyles}>
         {children}
       </div>
     </Draggable>
diff --git a/src/Components/ColumnCell.tsx b/src/Components/ColumnCell.tsx
index dbfaea4..e8cbf52 100644
--- a/src/Components/ColumnCell.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/ColumnCell.tsx
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ const ColumnCell: React.FC<ColumnCellProps> = memo(({ children, style, className
   return (
     <Draggable {...(props as DraggableProps)} styles={draggableStyles} type={'column'}>
       <div
-        className={`th ${className ?? ''}`}
+        data-rtdnd="th"
+        className={className}
         data-width={colCellWidth}
         style={{ width: '100%', ...contentStyle, boxSizing: 'border-box' }}
       >
diff --git a/src/Components/Draggable.tsx b/src/Components/Draggable.tsx
index 921486c..a2e1ae6 100644
--- a/src/Components/Draggable.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/Draggable.tsx
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ const Draggable: React.FC<DraggableProps> = memo(({ children, id, index, type, s
   return (
     <div
       ref={outerRef}
-      className="draggable"
+      data-rtdnd="draggable"
       data-id={id}
       data-index={index}
       data-type={type}
diff --git a/src/Components/RowCell.tsx b/src/Components/RowCell.tsx
index df8faa1..9c68b9f 100644
--- a/src/Components/RowCell.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/RowCell.tsx
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ const RowCell: React.FC<RowCellProps> = memo(({ children, style, className, ...p
   )
 
   return (
-    <div className={`td ${className ?? ''}`} style={styles} data-col-index={index}>
+    <div data-rtdnd="td" className={className} style={styles} data-col-index={index}>
       {children}
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/src/Components/TableBody.tsx b/src/Components/TableBody.tsx
index f6fe87a..2872a30 100644
--- a/src/Components/TableBody.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/TableBody.tsx
@@ -60,9 +60,9 @@ const TableBody = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, TableBodyProps>(
     }, [dispatch, localRef])
 
     return (
-      <div className={`body ${className ?? ''}`} style={BODY_STYLES}>
+      <div data-rtdnd="body" className={className} style={BODY_STYLES}>
         <div
-          className="ibody"
+          data-rtdnd="ibody"
           style={InnerBodyDefaultStyles}
           data-droppableid={'body'}
           onScroll={BodyScrollHandle}
diff --git a/src/Components/TableContainer/index.tsx b/src/Components/TableContainer/index.tsx
index 0724bc6..c9aa43b 100644
--- a/src/Components/TableContainer/index.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/TableContainer/index.tsx
@@ -240,7 +240,8 @@ const TableProvider = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, TableProviderProps>(
             onMouseDown={dragStart}
             onTouchStart={touchStart}
             style={{ ...TABLE_DEFAULT_STYLES, ...style }}
-            className={`table ${className ?? ''}`}
+            data-rtdnd="table"
+            className={className}
           >
             {children}
           </div>
diff --git a/src/Components/TableHeader.tsx b/src/Components/TableHeader.tsx
index 9cda634..08b97ff 100644
--- a/src/Components/TableHeader.tsx
+++ b/src/Components/TableHeader.tsx
@@ -64,7 +64,9 @@ const TableHeader = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, TableHeaderProps>(
     useLayoutEffect(() => {
       const el = getRefCurrent(resolvedRef)
       if (el) {
-        const widths: number[] = Array.from(el.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.th')).map((th) => {
+        const widths: number[] = Array.from(
+          el.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-rtdnd="th"]'),
+        ).map((th) => {
           const w = th.getAttribute('data-width')
           return w ? parseInt(w, 10) : 0
         })
@@ -75,23 +77,23 @@ const TableHeader = forwardRef<HTMLDivElement, TableHeaderProps>(
     useLayoutEffect(() => {
       const el = getRefCurrent(resolvedRef)
       if (el) {
-        const ids: string[] = Array.from(el.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('.draggable')).map(
-          (d) => d.getAttribute('data-id') || '',
-        )
+        const ids: string[] = Array.from(
+          el.querySelectorAll<HTMLElement>('[data-rtdnd="draggable"]'),
+        ).map((d) => d.getAttribute('data-id') || '')
         dispatch({ type: 'setColumnIds', value: ids })
       }
     }, [children, dispatch, getRefCurrent, resolvedRef])
 
     return (
-      <div className={`header ${className ?? ''}`}>
+      <div data-rtdnd="header" className={className}>
         <div
-          className="thead"
+          data-rtdnd="thead"
           style={theadDefaultStyles}
           data-droppableid={'header'}
           onScroll={HeaderScrollHandle}
           ref={resolvedRef}
         >
-          <div style={defaultStyles} className="tr">
+          <div style={defaultStyles} data-rtdnd="tr">
             {children}
           </div>
         </div>
diff --git a/src/Components/style.css b/src/Components/style.css
index a72e677..0cbdcb3 100644
--- a/src/Components/style.css
+++ b/src/Components/style.css
@@ -8,16 +8,23 @@
   touch-action: none;
 }
 
+/* prevent native mobile long-press text selection on draggable elements */
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-id] {
+  -webkit-user-select: none;
+  user-select: none;
+  -webkit-touch-callout: none;
+}
+
 /* structural reset: targets only the library's own elements,
    never bleeds into consumer cell content */
 [data-flexitable-root],
-[data-flexitable-root] .table,
-[data-flexitable-root] .header,
-[data-flexitable-root] .thead,
-[data-flexitable-root] .body,
-[data-flexitable-root] .ibody,
-[data-flexitable-root] .draggable,
-[data-flexitable-root] .tr {
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='table'],
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='header'],
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='thead'],
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='body'],
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='ibody'],
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='draggable'],
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='tr'] {
   box-sizing: border-box;
   margin: 0;
   padding: 0;
@@ -29,8 +36,8 @@
 
 /* user-facing cells: box-sizing only — padding/margin intentionally left
    unset so consumers can style freely via className and style props */
-[data-flexitable-root] .th,
-[data-flexitable-root] .td {
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='th'],
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='td'] {
   box-sizing: border-box;
 }
 
@@ -45,17 +52,17 @@
 }
 
 /* hide webkit scrollbar on header scroll container (scrollLeft synced via JS) */
-[data-flexitable-root] .thead::-webkit-scrollbar {
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='thead']::-webkit-scrollbar {
   display: none;
 }
 
 /* hide webkit scrollbar on virtual column drag body strip */
-[data-flexitable-root] .clone-body-strip::-webkit-scrollbar {
+[data-flexitable-root] [data-rtdnd='clone-body-strip']::-webkit-scrollbar {
   display: none;
 }
 
 /* drag handle: only the handle shows grab cursor when not actively dragging */
-[data-flexitable-root]:not(.is-dragging) .draggable:has([data-drag-handle]) > div {
+[data-flexitable-root]:not(.is-dragging) [data-rtdnd='draggable']:has([data-drag-handle]) > div {
   cursor: default !important;
 }
 
diff --git a/src/hooks/useDragContextEvents.tsx b/src/hooks/useDragContextEvents.tsx
index 1014316..33651b3 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDragContextEvents.tsx
+++ b/src/hooks/useDragContextEvents.tsx
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ const useDragContextEvents = (
           const idx = String(sourceIndex)
 
           // Header: clone just the .th element — mirrors React.cloneElement(children) from Draggable
-          const thEl = draggableEl.querySelector('.th')
+          const thEl = draggableEl.querySelector('[data-rtdnd="th"]')
           if (thEl) {
             const headerWrapper = document.createElement('div')
             headerWrapper.style.flexShrink = '0'
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ const useDragContextEvents = (
           bodyWrapper.style.flex = '1'
 
           const inner = document.createElement('div')
-          inner.className = 'rbody'
+          inner.dataset.rtdnd = 'rbody'
           inner.style.height = `${body.scrollHeight}px`
           inner.style.position = 'relative'
 
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ const useDragContextEvents = (
             if (isVirtualRef.current) {
               // Virtual rows have spacer divs alongside cells. Strip .tr down to just
               // the target cell so the column strip shows correctly at offset 0.
-              const trEl = rowClone.querySelector('.tr')
+              const trEl = rowClone.querySelector('[data-rtdnd="tr"]')
               if (trEl) {
                 const targetCell = trEl.querySelector(`[data-col-index="${idx}"]`)
                 while (trEl.firstChild) trEl.removeChild(trEl.firstChild)
@@ -204,7 +204,7 @@ const useDragContextEvents = (
             // The 'clone-body-strip' class hides scrollbar in WebKit via style.css
             bodyWrapper.style.overflow = 'auto'
             bodyWrapper.style.scrollbarWidth = 'none'
-            bodyWrapper.className = 'clone-body-strip'
+            bodyWrapper.dataset.rtdnd = 'clone-body-strip'
           } else {
             bodyWrapper.style.overflow = 'hidden'
           }
diff --git a/src/hooks/useDropTarget.ts b/src/hooks/useDropTarget.ts
index 283cccf..3825f68 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useDropTarget.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useDropTarget.ts
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ const useDropTarget = (refs: HookRefs, options: Options): DropTargetResult => {
     const scrollTop = body.scrollTop
     const topOffset = body.getBoundingClientRect().top
 
-    const elements = body.querySelectorAll('.draggable[data-type="row"]')
+    const elements = body.querySelectorAll('[data-rtdnd="draggable"][data-type="row"]')
     let items: RowItem[] = []
     for (let i = 0; i < elements.length; i++) {
       const el = elements[i] as HTMLElement
diff --git a/src/hooks/useIndexMaps.ts b/src/hooks/useIndexMaps.ts
index 2d9420d..5d6679c 100644
--- a/src/hooks/useIndexMaps.ts
+++ b/src/hooks/useIndexMaps.ts
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ const useIndexMaps = (refs: HookRefs): IndexMapsResult => {
 
   const buildRowMap = useCallback((body: HTMLElement) => {
     rowIndexMapRef.current.clear()
-    const rows = body.querySelectorAll('.draggable[data-type="row"]')
+    const rows = body.querySelectorAll('[data-rtdnd="draggable"][data-type="row"]')
     for (let i = 0; i < rows.length; i++) {
       const el = rows[i] as HTMLElement
       const idx = el.dataset.index
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ const useIndexMaps = (refs: HookRefs): IndexMapsResult => {
 
   const buildColumnMap = useCallback((header: HTMLElement) => {
     colIndexMapRef.current.clear()
-    const cols = header.querySelectorAll('.draggable[data-type="column"]')
+    const cols = header.querySelectorAll('[data-rtdnd="draggable"][data-type="column"]')
     for (let i = 0; i < cols.length; i++) {
       const el = cols[i] as HTMLElement
       const idx = el.dataset.index
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ const useIndexMaps = (refs: HookRefs): IndexMapsResult => {
 
   const buildCellMap = useCallback((body: HTMLElement) => {
     cellIndexMapRef.current.clear()
-    const cells = body.querySelectorAll('.td[data-col-index]')
+    const cells = body.querySelectorAll('[data-rtdnd="td"][data-col-index]')
     for (let i = 0; i < cells.length; i++) {
       const cell = cells[i] as HTMLElement
       const idx = +cell.dataset.colIndex!
diff --git a/vite.config.docs.ts b/vite.config.docs.ts
index cef089b..f905294 100644
--- a/vite.config.docs.ts
+++ b/vite.config.docs.ts
@@ -1,8 +1,12 @@
 import { defineConfig } from 'vite'
 import react from '@vitejs/plugin-react'
+import pkg from './package.json' with { type: 'json' }
 
 export default defineConfig({
   plugins: [react()],
+  define: {
+    __LIB_VERSION__: JSON.stringify(pkg.version),
+  },
   base: './',
   build: {
     outDir: 'docs-dist',