diff --git a/scripts/release.js b/scripts/release.js
index f413163a..a32bd0f1 100644
--- a/scripts/release.js
+++ b/scripts/release.js
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ async function getNewVersion() {
     const tags = await getVersionsFromGitTags();
     const latestOfficialTag = tags.find(tag => !tag.includes('-beta.') && !tag.includes('-dev.'));
     // If no official version found, use v0.0.0 as the starting point
-    const latestOfficialVersion = latestOfficialTag 
+    const latestOfficialVersion = latestOfficialTag
       ? semver.coerce(latestOfficialTag).version
       : '0.0.0';
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ async function gitCommit({ newVersion, releaseType }) {
 
 async function publish({ newVersion, releaseType, otp }) {
   console.log('Publishing new version...');
-  const npmTag = `v1-${releaseType}`;
+  const npmTag = releaseType === 'official' ? 'latest' : `v1-${releaseType}`;
   const originalVersion = packageJson.version;
 
   try {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ async function publish({ newVersion, releaseType, otp }) {
     if (releaseType === 'beta') {
       console.log(`✍️ REMINDER: Please publish the release on Github too as "pre-release".`);
     }
-    
+
     if (releaseType === 'official') {
       console.log(`✍️ REMINDER: Please publish the release on Github too.`);
     }
diff --git a/src/types.ts b/src/types.ts
index 817f9a54..c08c7ab0 100644
--- a/src/types.ts
+++ b/src/types.ts
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ export type JsfSchemaType = Exclude<JSONSchema, boolean>['type']
 /**
  * Defines the type of a value in the form that will be validated against the schema.
  */
-export type SchemaValue = string | number | ObjectValue | null | undefined | Array<SchemaValue> | boolean
+export type SchemaValue = string | number | ObjectValue | null | undefined | Array<SchemaValue> | boolean | File
 
 /**
  * A nested object value.
diff --git a/src/validation/file.ts b/src/validation/file.ts
index f3aff0a2..3affbcc3 100644
--- a/src/validation/file.ts
+++ b/src/validation/file.ts
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@ import type { NonBooleanJsfSchema, SchemaValue } from '../types'
 import { isObjectValue } from './util'
 
 // Represents a file-like object, either a browser native File or a plain object.
-// Both must have name (string) and size (number) properties.
-export type FileLike = (File & { name: string, size: number }) | { name: string, size: number }
+// A plain object must have a name (string) property.
+export type FileLike = File | { name: string, size?: number }
 
 /**
  * Validates file-specific constraints (maxFileSize, accept).
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export function validateFile(
 
   // 2. Check structure of array items: Each item must be a FileLike object.
   const isStructureValid = value.every(
-    file => isObjectValue(file) && typeof file.name === 'string' && typeof file.size === 'number',
+    file => isObjectValue(file) && (typeof file.name === 'string' || file instanceof File),
   )
 
   if (!isStructureValid) {
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ export function validateFile(
   if (typeof presentation?.maxFileSize === 'number') {
     const maxSizeInBytes = presentation.maxFileSize * 1024 // Convert KB from schema to Bytes
     // Check if *any* file exceeds the limit.
-    const isAnyFileTooLarge = files.some(file => file.size > maxSizeInBytes)
+    const isAnyFileTooLarge = files.some(file => (file.size ?? 0) > maxSizeInBytes)
 
     if (isAnyFileTooLarge) {
       return [{ path, validation: 'maxFileSize', schema, value }]
diff --git a/test/validation/file.test.ts b/test/validation/file.test.ts
index 0d531263..f2aaebfa 100644
--- a/test/validation/file.test.ts
+++ b/test/validation/file.test.ts
@@ -88,10 +88,16 @@ describe('validateFile', () => {
     expect(errors).toEqual([errorLike({ path: [], validation: 'type' })])
   })
 
-  it('should fail validation for array with invalid file object (missing size)', () => {
-    const value = [{ name: 'file.txt' }] as any[] // Cast to bypass TS check, simulating bad input
+  it('should pass validation for array with file objects with only name', () => {
+    const value = [{ name: 'file.txt' }]
     const errors = validateSchema(value, fileSchemaWithSizeLimitKB)
-    expect(errors).toEqual([errorLike({ path: [], validation: 'fileStructure' })])
+    expect(errors).toEqual([])
+  })
+
+  it('should pass validation for array with File instances', () => {
+    const value = [new File(['file contents'], 'file.txt', { type: 'text/plain' })]
+    const errors = validateSchema(value, fileSchemaWithSizeLimitKB)
+    expect(errors).toEqual([])
   })
 
   it('should fail validation for array with invalid file object (missing name)', () => {