diff --git a/.release-please-manifest.json b/.release-please-manifest.json
index 69e82f1..8ff2f5e 100644
--- a/.release-please-manifest.json
+++ b/.release-please-manifest.json
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
 {
-  ".": "2.6.0"
+  ".": "2.6.1"
 }
diff --git a/.stats.yml b/.stats.yml
index 38c95a8..8cc2311 100644
--- a/.stats.yml
+++ b/.stats.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
 configured_endpoints: 18
 openapi_spec_url: https://storage.googleapis.com/stainless-sdk-openapi-specs/browserbase%2Fbrowserbase-e2ed1b5267eeff92982918505349017b9155da2c7ab948787ab11cf9068af1b8.yml
 openapi_spec_hash: 6639c21dccb52ca610cae833227a9791
-config_hash: 74882e23a455dece33e43a27e67f0fbb
+config_hash: b3ca4ec5b02e5333af51ebc2e9fdef1b
diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index e085bb8..4949bb6 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,5 +1,22 @@
 # Changelog
 
+## 2.6.1 (2025-06-14)
+
+Full Changelog: [v2.6.0...v2.6.1](https://github.com/browserbase/sdk-node/compare/v2.6.0...v2.6.1)
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* publish script — handle NPM errors correctly ([87c245e](https://github.com/browserbase/sdk-node/commit/87c245e2048dad1586d97fae8c4622c6e2780365))
+
+
+### Chores
+
+* **docs:** grammar improvements ([985f2fe](https://github.com/browserbase/sdk-node/commit/985f2fe1bf866f1dc48c8d5f1827dda2e99b6f11))
+* **docs:** use top-level-await in example snippets ([24c7006](https://github.com/browserbase/sdk-node/commit/24c7006ca4c4dc7c03a48796b2677bdc47728934))
+* improve publish-npm script --latest tag logic ([88ce3e3](https://github.com/browserbase/sdk-node/commit/88ce3e3a96e34bfeb08d2ac254440b283818d7ef))
+* **internal:** make base APIResource abstract ([6ec9d38](https://github.com/browserbase/sdk-node/commit/6ec9d38a92775cb8e46468b05f539f53a01b54c9))
+* **internal:** version bump ([690777f](https://github.com/browserbase/sdk-node/commit/690777f5b88d363db563aba093363ed84c7c9ec4))
+
 ## 2.6.0 (2025-05-16)
 
 Full Changelog: [v2.5.0...v2.6.0](https://github.com/browserbase/sdk-node/compare/v2.5.0...v2.6.0)
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5066f7f..4530dc1 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -26,13 +26,9 @@ const client = new Browserbase({
   apiKey: process.env['BROWSERBASE_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
 });
 
-async function main() {
-  const session = await client.sessions.create({ projectId: 'your_project_id' });
+const session = await client.sessions.create({ projectId: 'your_project_id' });
 
-  console.log(session.id);
-}
-
-main();
+console.log(session.id);
 ```
 
 ### Request & Response types
@@ -47,12 +43,8 @@ const client = new Browserbase({
   apiKey: process.env['BROWSERBASE_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
 });
 
-async function main() {
-  const params: Browserbase.SessionCreateParams = { projectId: 'your_project_id' };
-  const session: Browserbase.SessionCreateResponse = await client.sessions.create(params);
-}
-
-main();
+const params: Browserbase.SessionCreateParams = { projectId: 'your_project_id' };
+const session: Browserbase.SessionCreateResponse = await client.sessions.create(params);
 ```
 
 Documentation for each method, request param, and response field are available in docstrings and will appear on hover in most modern editors.
@@ -95,19 +87,15 @@ a subclass of `APIError` will be thrown:
 
 <!-- prettier-ignore -->
 ```ts
-async function main() {
-  const session = await client.sessions.create({ projectId: 'your_project_id' }).catch(async (err) => {
-    if (err instanceof Browserbase.APIError) {
-      console.log(err.status); // 400
-      console.log(err.name); // BadRequestError
-      console.log(err.headers); // {server: 'nginx', ...}
-    } else {
-      throw err;
-    }
-  });
-}
-
-main();
+const session = await client.sessions.create({ projectId: 'your_project_id' }).catch(async (err) => {
+  if (err instanceof Browserbase.APIError) {
+    console.log(err.status); // 400
+    console.log(err.name); // BadRequestError
+    console.log(err.headers); // {server: 'nginx', ...}
+  } else {
+    throw err;
+  }
+});
 ```
 
 Error codes are as follows:
diff --git a/SECURITY.md b/SECURITY.md
index e10eb19..ad64e4b 100644
--- a/SECURITY.md
+++ b/SECURITY.md
@@ -16,11 +16,11 @@ before making any information public.
 ## Reporting Non-SDK Related Security Issues
 
 If you encounter security issues that are not directly related to SDKs but pertain to the services
-or products provided by Browserbase please follow the respective company's security reporting guidelines.
+or products provided by Browserbase, please follow the respective company's security reporting guidelines.
 
 ### Browserbase Terms and Policies
 
-Please contact support@browserbase.com for any questions or concerns regarding security of our services.
+Please contact support@browserbase.com for any questions or concerns regarding the security of our services.
 
 ---
 
diff --git a/bin/publish-npm b/bin/publish-npm
index 4c21181..fa2243d 100644
--- a/bin/publish-npm
+++ b/bin/publish-npm
@@ -4,19 +4,55 @@ set -eux
 
 npm config set '//registry.npmjs.org/:_authToken' "$NPM_TOKEN"
 
-# Build the project
 yarn build
-
-# Navigate to the dist directory
 cd dist
 
-# Get the version from package.json
-VERSION="$(node -p "require('./package.json').version")"
+# Get package name and version from package.json
+PACKAGE_NAME="$(jq -r -e '.name' ./package.json)"
+VERSION="$(jq -r -e '.version' ./package.json)"
+
+# Get latest version from npm
+#
+# If the package doesn't exist, npm will return:
+# {
+#   "error": {
+#     "code": "E404",
+#     "summary": "Unpublished on 2025-06-05T09:54:53.528Z",
+#     "detail": "'the_package' is not in this registry..."
+#   }
+# }
+NPM_INFO="$(npm view "$PACKAGE_NAME" version --json 2>/dev/null || true)"
+
+# Check if we got an E404 error
+if echo "$NPM_INFO" | jq -e '.error.code == "E404"' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  # Package doesn't exist yet, no last version
+  LAST_VERSION=""
+elif echo "$NPM_INFO" | jq -e '.error' > /dev/null 2>&1; then
+  # Report other errors
+  echo "ERROR: npm returned unexpected data:"
+  echo "$NPM_INFO"
+  exit 1
+else
+  # Success - get the version
+  LAST_VERSION=$(echo "$NPM_INFO" | jq -r '.') # strip quotes
+fi
 
-# Extract the pre-release tag if it exists
+# Check if current version is pre-release (e.g. alpha / beta / rc)
+CURRENT_IS_PRERELEASE=false
 if [[ "$VERSION" =~ -([a-zA-Z]+) ]]; then
-  # Extract the part before any dot in the pre-release identifier
-  TAG="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+  CURRENT_IS_PRERELEASE=true
+  CURRENT_TAG="${BASH_REMATCH[1]}"
+fi
+
+# Check if last version is a stable release
+LAST_IS_STABLE_RELEASE=true
+if [[ -z "$LAST_VERSION" || "$LAST_VERSION" =~ -([a-zA-Z]+) ]]; then
+  LAST_IS_STABLE_RELEASE=false
+fi
+
+# Use a corresponding alpha/beta tag if there already is a stable release and we're publishing a prerelease.
+if $CURRENT_IS_PRERELEASE && $LAST_IS_STABLE_RELEASE; then
+  TAG="$CURRENT_TAG"
 else
   TAG="latest"
 fi
diff --git a/package-lock.json b/package-lock.json
index 4edad49..f7ab3bf 100644
--- a/package-lock.json
+++ b/package-lock.json
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 {
   "name": "@browserbasehq/sdk",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "lockfileVersion": 3,
   "requires": true,
   "packages": {
     "": {
       "name": "@browserbasehq/sdk",
-      "version": "2.6.0",
+      "version": "2.6.1",
       "dependencies": {
         "@types/node": "^18.11.18",
         "@types/node-fetch": "^2.6.4",
diff --git a/package.json b/package.json
index 39c08ec..5553cf4 100644
--- a/package.json
+++ b/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@browserbasehq/sdk",
-  "version": "2.6.0",
+  "version": "2.6.1",
   "description": "The official Node.js library for the Browserbase API",
   "author": "Browserbase <support@browserbase.com>",
   "types": "dist/index.d.ts",
diff --git a/scripts/build b/scripts/build
index 304bc38..2723a3f 100755
--- a/scripts/build
+++ b/scripts/build
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ fi
 node scripts/utils/make-dist-package-json.cjs > dist/package.json
 
 # build to .js/.mjs/.d.ts files
-npm exec tsc-multi
+./node_modules/.bin/tsc-multi
 # copy over handwritten .js/.mjs/.d.ts files
 cp src/_shims/*.{d.ts,js,mjs,md} dist/_shims
 cp src/_shims/auto/*.{d.ts,js,mjs} dist/_shims/auto
diff --git a/src/resource.ts b/src/resource.ts
index 36c4573..0fa4172 100644
--- a/src/resource.ts
+++ b/src/resource.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 import type { Browserbase } from './index';
 
-export class APIResource {
+export abstract class APIResource {
   protected _client: Browserbase;
 
   constructor(client: Browserbase) {
diff --git a/src/version.ts b/src/version.ts
index cc6e4a8..f9d065f 100644
--- a/src/version.ts
+++ b/src/version.ts
@@ -1 +1 @@
-export const VERSION = '2.6.0'; // x-release-please-version
+export const VERSION = '2.6.1'; // x-release-please-version