diff --git a/.github/actions/npm-publish/action.yml b/.github/actions/npm-publish/action.yml
index 869f07d..ba3ceba 100644
--- a/.github/actions/npm-publish/action.yml
+++ b/.github/actions/npm-publish/action.yml
@@ -1,23 +1,28 @@
 name: 'NPM Publish'
 description: 'Publish package to npm registry.'
 
+
 inputs:
   node-version:
     description: 'Node.js version to use.'
     required: false
     default: '20'
+
   package-dir:
     description: 'Directory containing package.json.'
     required: false
     default: '.'
+
   deploy-command:
     description: 'Publish command to execute.'
     required: false
     default: 'npm run deploy'
+
   access-token:
     description: 'NPM auth token.'
     required: true
 
+
 runs:
   using: 'composite'
   steps:
diff --git a/.github/actions/trb-project-node-version-bump/action.yml b/.github/actions/trb-project-node-version-bump/action.yml
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b7beb68
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.github/actions/trb-project-node-version-bump/action.yml
@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+name: 'TRB Project Node Version Bump'
+description: 'Trigger TRB bump project node version workflow dispatch.'
+
+
+inputs:
+  trb-repository:
+    description: 'Target TRB repository.'
+    required: true
+
+  project-node-name:
+    description: 'The description (name) of TRB node.'
+    required: true
+
+  release-version:
+    description: 'Release version from the current publish tag without the v prefix (for example, 1.0.0).'
+    required: true
+
+  release-at:
+    description: 'UTC timestamp of the tagged commit in ISO 8601 format (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:mm:ss.000Z).'
+    required: true
+
+  access-token:
+    description: 'GitHub token with workflow dispatch permission.'
+    required: true
+
+
+runs:
+  using: 'composite'
+  steps:
+    - name: 🔍 Verify TRB Repository
+      shell: bash
+      run: |
+        if [ -z '${{ inputs.trb-repository }}' ]; then
+          echo '❌ TRB Repository is required.'
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+    - name: 🔍 Verify TRB Repository Ref
+      id: repository_ref
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.access-token }}
+      run: |
+        REPOSITORY_REF=$(gh api "repos/${{ inputs.trb-repository }}" --jq '.default_branch')
+        if [ -z "$REPOSITORY_REF" ] || [ "$REPOSITORY_REF" = 'null' ]; then
+          echo '❌ Failed to resolve TRB default branch.'
+          exit 1
+        fi
+
+        printf 'value=%s\n' "$REPOSITORY_REF" >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+    - name: 🚀 Trigger TRB Workflow Dispatch
+      shell: bash
+      env:
+        GH_TOKEN: ${{ inputs.access-token }}
+      run: |
+        gh workflow run 'Bump Node Version' \
+          --repo '${{ inputs.trb-repository }}' \
+          --ref '${{ steps.repository_ref.outputs.value }}' \
+          -f node-description='${{ inputs.project-node-name }}' \
+          -f release-version='${{ inputs.release-version }}' \
+          -f release-at='${{ inputs.release-at }}'
diff --git a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
index a67dc19..2e931c7 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/prepare-release.yml
@@ -1,14 +1,17 @@
 name: Prepare Release
 
+
 on:
   push:
     tags:
       - 'v*'
 
+
 permissions:
   contents: write
   pull-requests: write
 
+
 jobs:
   call-prepare:
     uses: leoweyr/github-release-workflow/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml@develop
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
index 472348f..e8530b8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-release.yml
@@ -1,12 +1,15 @@
 name: Publish Release
 
+
 on:
   pull_request:
     types: [closed]
 
+
 permissions:
   contents: write
 
+
 jobs:
   call-publish:
     uses: leoweyr/github-release-workflow/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml@develop
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml
index 20231b2..c24d672 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-prepare-release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: Prepare Release
 
+
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
@@ -8,26 +9,31 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: '20'
+
       base-branch:
         description: 'Base branch name for release pull requests.'
         required: false
         type: string
         default: 'master'
+
       commit-user-name:
         description: 'Git user name for commit'
         required: false
         type: string
         default: 'github-actions[bot]'
+
       commit-user-email:
         description: 'Git user email for commit.'
         required: false
         type: string
         default: 'github-actions[bot]@users.noreply.github.com'
+
     secrets:
       ACCESS_TOKEN:
         required: true
         description: 'GitHub Token for authentication.'
 
+
 jobs:
   prepare-release:
     runs-on: ubuntu-latest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml b/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml
index 5e0faf1..1452a66 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/reusable-publish-release.yml
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 name: Publish Release
 
+
 on:
   workflow_call:
     inputs:
@@ -8,22 +9,38 @@ on:
         required: false
         type: string
         default: '20'
+
       npm-package-dir:
         description: 'Directory containing package.json for npm publish.'
         required: false
         type: string
         default: '.'
+
       npm-deploy-command:
         description: 'Command used to publish npm package.'
         required: false
         type: string
         default: 'npm run deploy'
+
+      trb-repository:
+        description: 'Target TRB repository.'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+
+      trb-project-node-name:
+        description: 'The description (name) of TRB node.'
+        required: false
+        type: string
+        default: ''
+
     secrets:
       ACCESS_TOKEN:
         required: true
       NPM_TOKEN:
         required: false
 
+
 jobs:
   publish-release:
     if: github.event.pull_request.merged == true && startsWith(github.event.pull_request.title, 'release:')
@@ -44,22 +61,31 @@ jobs:
         id: extract_tag
         run: |
           TITLE="${{ github.event.pull_request.title }}"
-          TAG_NAME=$(echo "$TITLE" | sed 's/release: //')
-          echo "TAG_NAME=$TAG_NAME" >> $GITHUB_ENV
-          VERSION_TITLE=${TAG_NAME#v}
-          echo "VERSION_TITLE=$VERSION_TITLE" >> $GITHUB_ENV
+          ORIGINAL_TAG_NAME=$(printf '%s' "$TITLE" | sed 's/release: //')
+          RELEASE_VERSION=${ORIGINAL_TAG_NAME#v}
+          TAG_COMMIT_HASH=$(git rev-list -n 1 "$ORIGINAL_TAG_NAME")
+
+          if [ -z "$TAG_COMMIT_HASH" ]; then
+            echo '❌ Tag commit hash not found.'
+            exit 1
+          fi
+
+          RELEASE_AT=$(TZ=UTC git show -s --format="%cd" --date=format-local:"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z" "$TAG_COMMIT_HASH")
+          printf 'TAG_NAME=%s\n' "$ORIGINAL_TAG_NAME" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          printf 'RELEASE_VERSION=%s\n' "$RELEASE_VERSION" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
+          printf 'RELEASE_AT=%s\n' "$RELEASE_AT" >> "$GITHUB_ENV"
 
       - name: 📝 Create Release Body File
         env:
           PR_BODY: ${{ github.event.pull_request.body }}
-        run: echo "$PR_BODY" > release_body.md
+        run: printf '%s\n' "$PR_BODY" > release_body.md
 
       - name: 🚀 Deploy GitHub Release
         env:
           GH_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
         run: |
           gh release create ${{ env.TAG_NAME }} \
-            --title "${{ env.VERSION_TITLE }}" \
+            --title "${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}" \
             --notes-file release_body.md \
             --verify-tag
 
@@ -68,19 +94,38 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           if [ -z "${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}" ]; then
             echo '👻 NPM_TOKEN is not configured.'
-            echo 'enabled=false\n' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            printf 'enabled=false\n' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
             exit 0
           fi
 
-          echo 'enabled=true\n' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+          printf 'enabled=true\n' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
 
-      - name: 🔄 Sync NPM Publish Action
-        if: steps.verify_npm_token.outputs.enabled == 'true'
+      - name: 🔍 Verify TRB Inputs
+        id: verify_trb_inputs
+        run: |
+          if [ -z "${{ inputs.trb-repository }}" ]; then
+            echo '👻 trb-repository is not configured.'
+            printf 'enabled=false\n' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          if [ -z "${{ inputs.trb-project-node-name }}" ]; then
+            echo '👻 trb-project-node-name is not configured.'
+            printf 'enabled=false\n' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+            exit 0
+          fi
+
+          printf 'enabled=true\n' >> "$GITHUB_OUTPUT"
+
+      - name: 🔄 Sync Release Actions
+        if: steps.verify_npm_token.outputs.enabled == 'true' || steps.verify_trb_inputs.outputs.enabled == 'true'
         uses: actions/checkout@v4
         with:
           repository: 'leoweyr/github-release-workflow'
           path: .release-workflow
-          sparse-checkout: .github/actions/npm-publish
+          sparse-checkout: |
+            .github/actions/npm-publish
+            .github/actions/trb-project-node-version-bump
 
       - name: 🚀 Deploy NPM Package
         if: steps.verify_npm_token.outputs.enabled == 'true'
@@ -90,3 +135,13 @@ jobs:
           package-dir: ${{ inputs.npm-package-dir }}
           deploy-command: ${{ inputs.npm-deploy-command }}
           access-token: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
+
+      - name: 🚀 Bump TRB Project Node Version
+        if: steps.verify_trb_inputs.outputs.enabled == 'true'
+        uses: ./.release-workflow/.github/actions/trb-project-node-version-bump
+        with:
+          trb-repository: ${{ inputs.trb-repository }}
+          project-node-name: ${{ inputs.trb-project-node-name }}
+          release-version: ${{ env.RELEASE_VERSION }}
+          release-at: ${{ env.RELEASE_AT }}
+          access-token: ${{ secrets.ACCESS_TOKEN }}
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index 3d19c1b..6a4a122 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -2,6 +2,20 @@
 
 All notable changes to this project will be documented in this file.
 
+# [1.2.0](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/compare/v1.1.0...v1.2.0) (2026-04-05)
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* correct NPM_TOKEN gating output ([6173ab3](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/6173ab3a2a1f676b85100f51e11d6a96843b2e73)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+* **publish-release:** align parameters in verify TRB inputs ([7bf326f](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/7bf326f99154667914f3cbb5daad4a392e3a7a29)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+* **publish-release:** align TRB local action path with synced directory ([e9f7736](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/e9f7736bd68503c238280e1dcec553aa6d794a5e)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+
+
+### Features
+
+* support trb project node version bump ([90eecbf](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/commit/90eecbfa1ae50f415195089c58eaac2139a1ef8f)) [@leoweyr](https://github.com/leoweyr)
+
+
+
 # [1.1.0](https://github.com/leoweyr/github-release-workflow/compare/v1.0.1...v1.1.0) (2026-04-04)
 ### Features
 
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index a5bacaf..95278bf 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -44,11 +44,12 @@ This workflow streamlines your release process into a few simple steps:
 
 > [!NOTE]
 >
-> If the required secret for the release target are not configured, publishing will not start.
+> If the required inputs or secrets for a release target are not configured, publishing for that target will not start.
 
 Configure target publishing in your user-side entry workflow (`.github/workflows/publish-release.yml`):
 
-| Release Target | Required Secret                                     | User-Side Inputs (`with`)                                                                                                 |
-|----------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
-| GitHub Release | `ACCESS_TOKEN` (Mapped from `secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN`) | None                                                                                                                      |
-| NPM            | `NPM_TOKEN`                                         | `npm-node-version` (Default `20`)<br/>`npm-package-dir` (Default `.`)<br/>`npm-deploy-command` (Default `npm run deploy`) |
+| Release Target                                                                                                       | Required                                            | User-Side Inputs (`with`)                                                                                                 |
+|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| GitHub Release                                                                                                       | `ACCESS_TOKEN` (Mapped from `secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN`) | None                                                                                                                      |
+| npm                                                                                                                  | `NPM_TOKEN`                                         | `npm-node-version` (Default `20`)<br/>`npm-package-dir` (Default `.`)<br/>`npm-deploy-command` (Default `npm run deploy`) |
+| [TODO Requirement Blueprint](https://github.com/leoweyr/todo-requirement-blueprint-spec) (Bump Project Node Version) | `trb-repository`<br/>`trb-project-node-name`        |                                                                                                                           |